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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 by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

Fraud email example:

From: GROUP LOTTERY <grouplottonl@netscape.net>
Date: Mon, 3 Apr 2006 07:47:12 +0200
Subject: CONRACT MR JONG

FROM: GOVERNMENT ACCREDITED LICENSED LOTTERY PROMOTERS.
GROUP LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL.


ATTN: Lucky Winner,

CONGRATULATION!!!

AWARDS WINNING NOTIFICATION

We are pleased to inform you of the result of the just concluded annual Final draws of Group lottery
International Netherlands programs.

The online cyber lotto draws was conducted from an exclusive list of 40,000 E-mail addresses of
individuals and corporate bodies from Africa, America, Asia, Australia, Canada, Europe, Middle East, and
New Zealand and picked by an advanced automated random computer search from the internet. No
tickets were sold. After this automated computer ballot, your e-mail address emerged as one of Luck
winners in the category "A" with the following:

Ref Number: REF: OYL /26510460037/02
Batch Number: 24/00319/IPD
Winning Number: 23-14-87-90-45-93-13

You as well as the other winner are therefore to receive a cash prize €4,000.000.00(Four Million Euros)
this is from the total prize money of €80,000,000.00 shared between 20 international winners in the First
category. Your prize awards have been insured with your e-mail address and will be transferred to you
upon meeting our requirements, statutory obligations, verifications, validations and satisfactory report.

To begin the claims processing of your prize winnings you are advised to Contact our licensed and
accredited claims agent for Category "A" winners with the information below:

MR. Peter Jong
Tel: 0031-612-314-807
Tel: 0031-633-762-962
Fax: 0031-84-727-2101
Fax: 0031-84-758-1627
Email: admin@grouplottery.org
: jongpete@netscape.net

NOTE: All winnings must be claimed not later than 20 days. After this date all unclaimed funds would be
included in the next stake. Remember to quote your reference information in all correspondence.

You are to keep all lotto information away from the general public especially your reference and ticket
numbers. (This is important as a case of double claims will not be entertained).

Anybody under the age of 18 and members of the affiliate agencies are automatically not allowed to
participate in this program.

Thank you and congratulations!!!

Yours faithfully,
Mrs. Tracy Makata.
Games/Lottery Coordinator.

N.B: ANY BREACH OF CONFIDENTIALITY ON THE PART OF THE WINNERSWILL RESULT TO
DISQUALIFICATION.PLEASE DO NOT REPLY TO THIS EMAIL ADDRESS.CONTACT YOUR CLAIMS
AGENT.(TERMS AND CONDITIONS APPLY)BE INFORMED THAT YOU MUST REPLY ALLYOUR
CORRESPONDECE ON THE WINNING E-MAIL ADDRESS, NO OTHER E-MAIL ADDRESSWILL BE
ENTERTAINED.

Copyright 1994-2006 The Group Lottery Inc.
All rights reserved. Terms of Service – Guideline
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