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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: "Union Australia Lottery" <arielsbertis11001@yahoo.au>
Date: Tue, 02 May 2006 07:06:02 +0100
Subject:

From: Ms. Sharon Maxwell.
e-mail : arielsbertis11001@yahoo.au
(Lottery Coordinator)
South-West Australia Lottery,
38 Archerfield Road,
Darra, QLD, 4076,
Queensland, Australia.
South-West Australia Lottery partners: ABN Gaming Board.
PO Box 1738, 3000 DR Rotterdam, Netherlands.

Sir/Madam,

CONGRATULATIONS: YOU WON.

It's our pleasure to inform you of the result of the South-West Australia
Lottery, held on the 1st May 2006. Your e-mail address attached to Ref
number: 000101376290, with Cash Prize number 09910987612, drew
2,000,000.00 (Two Million EUros), which was first in the 3rd Category of
the draws. You
have been approved to receive the sum of ?2,000,000.00 (Two Million Euros)
from our paying bank.

Due to the mix-up of information(claims) and the limited time for your
cash prize pay-out, we will advice that you keep all information about
this
notification confidential(secret) until your prize (?2,000,000.00) have
been remitted to you by ourccredited paying bank. You must adhere to this
instructions strictly to
the loose of your cash prize to internet abusers- this program has
been abused severally, so we are doing our best to forestall further abuse
by false claims.

Winners were selected through an internet ballot system from 250,000
e-mail addresses(both personal and corporate e-mail addresses). This
program is
sponsored and supported by T-NET ASSETS, in conjunction with Union
Australia lottery.
Congratulations once again. Your e-mail address will be used to
participate in our next, mega, draw: ?65Million.

BE INFORMED: all winning (cash prize) must be claimed not later than
10-days after you receive this notification. Failure to claim your cash
prize after this date will result in your cash prize forfeiture.
Please, in order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications during the
remitance of your funds, remember to always quote your personal and
winning information in your correspondence with the paying bank.

Please contact the paying bank with these information for the immediate
remittance of your funds to you.
Kindly send them the following:
(i). Your names,
(ii) Contact telephone and fax numbers
(iii) Contact Address
(iv) Your winning numbers
(v) Quote amount won.
(vi) Age
Contact the paying bank with the following:
Credittrust Bank NV.
Attention: Mr James Smith
Credittrust Bank, Amsterdam, Netherlands.
E-mail: jamessmith77@netscape.net
Tel : +31-643-164-770
Fax : +31-847-445-425

Congratulations once again.
Yours in service,
Ms. Sharon Maxwell.
Lottery Coordinator


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