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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: "david woo" <davidwoo211@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 10 Apr 2006 19:20:07 +0000
Subject: Congratulation Your E-mail Account Have just Won U .............................

FROM: THE DESK OF THE MANAGING DIRECTOR
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRICE AWARD DEPARTMENT.
REF Nº: EGS/2251256003/02
BATCH Nº:14/0017/1PD

RE: AWARD NOTIFICATION/ FINAL NOTICE
National U.K Lottorey wishes to inform you the results of the
E-mail address ballot lottery international program by Great Britain
held on 7TH April, 2006. Your email account have been picked as a winner of
FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND POUNDS ONLY.
This results is now released to you on 8TH April, 2006. and your email
address attached in the A Category. All email addresses were selected
through a computer ballot system in which your email address was
selected as one of the lucky winners. Your lucky number is 06,
19,24,26,27,49 and bonus ball number 08.
Be advice to keep your winning information confidential until your
claims has been processed and your money remitted to you. This is part of
oPRILur security protocol to avoid double claiming and unwarranted
abuse of this program.
All winning must be claimed not later than 13TH/ April/ 2006. After
this date all unclaimed funds will be retured to to the lottery company
As unclaimed. Please note in order to avoid unnecessary delays and
complications please remember to quote your reference number in all
correspondence.

You are therefore advised to give the following :
1. Full name .and addres
2. Country.
3. Tel and fax number.
4.Occupation.
5.Age

Congratulations from the staff and thank you for being part of email
account users program.

Please you are urgently advice to contact the BANK maneger with all the
information requir for the transfer of your fund as soon as possible on this
email(fowlernolan@yahoo.co.uk ) for clearance.
Yours Sincerely,
Mr Fowler Nolan,

Private Number :-+00 4470 4010 6464
THE BANK MANAGER
(CREDIT MANAGER, CREDIT SUISSE FIRST BOSTON LONDON BRANCH) .
Web site: www.csfb.com

Dr. P. Swier, Mr Shilla Anderson (President of Euro Lottery),
Mr.Fowler Nolan (Manager Domestic Banking Operations), Dr.James
Williams(Director International Credit Department), Mrs. Sandra
Murphy(Executive),Mr. David L Woo (Executive), Mr. Stephen Boer,
You are advice to mail the bank or the president for the clearance.
NOTE:- THERE WILL BE NO UPFRONT PAYMENT FOR THE CLEARANCE ANY
PAYMENT WILL BE MADE BY THE WORLD BANK PLEASE NOTE THIS.

(Chairman).Copyright
©2006 British Lottery International
Mr Shilla Anderson
Email:-showlyman6@yahoo.com
PRESIDENT OF EURO LOTTERY

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