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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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Some comments about the following email:

Fraud email example:

From: =?iso-8859-1?q?Alpha=20Promo?= <alphapromo2006@yahoo.co.uk>
Reply-To: agent_andrewgordon@myway.com
Date: Mon, 27 Mar 2006 16:31:11 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: RE: WINNING NOTIFICATION..........CONGRATULATIONS!!!!


I have a new email address!You can now email me at: alphapromo2006@yahoo.co.uk

ALFA LOTTERY PROMOTION INTERNATIONAL

PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPT

9 Chaucer House

Churchill gardens

Manchester, SW1V 3DW

United Kingdom.




RE: WINNING NOTIFICATION..........CONGRATULATIONS!!!!




This is to inform you of the release of the E-MAIL LOTTERY BALLOT INTERNATIONAL/ WORLD GAMING BOARD held on the 27TH of March, 2006.

You have therefore been approved for a lump sum payout of 4,000,000.00GBP (FOUR Million GBP) in cheque drawn in your favour as beneficiary and covered with HIGH INSURANCE POLICY.



Due to mix up of some numbers and names, we ask that you keep your winning information confidential until your claims has been processed and your money remitted to you. This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program by some participants.



All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from only Microsoft users from over 20,000.00 companies and 30,000,000 individual email addresses and names from all over the world.



To begin your lottery claim, please contact our agent below that have been appointed for the processing of your claim with the email address below:




CONTACT NAME: David Morret

TEL: +4479 3925 3996

FAX: +4487 0133 4585

EMAIL: alphaofficer2006@excite.com


Note that all winning must be claimed not later than Twenty days of receiving this notification. After this date all unclaimed, funds will be included in the next stake.



Please note in order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications please remember to quote your WINNING NUMBERS in all correspondence.



Furthermore, should there be any change of address do inform our agent as soon as possible.



Congratulations once more from our members of staff and thank you for being part of our promotional program.



Note: Anybody under the age of 18 is automatically disqualified.



Yours faithfully,

Mrs. Ann Douf


==============================================


Any breach of confidentiality on the part of the winners will result to disqualification.



This E-mail message (including attachments, if any)is intended for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed and may contain Information that is privileged, proprietary, confidential and exempted from disclosure and this is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program by some participants.



If you are not the intended recipient, you are notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited.

- Alpha Promo


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