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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: =?iso-8859-1?q?william=20cole?= <williams_coles2@yahoo.co.uk>
Reply-To: williams_coles3@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Mon, 10 Apr 2006 11:48:19 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: GRAND FECILITATIONS.


I have a new email address!You can now email me at: williams_coles2@yahoo.co.uk

From: The Desk of Mr. William Cole.

Lottery Coordinator

SunTrust Lottery Promotions International.

Ref. Number: 132/756/4534

Batch number: 638901527-AMB/02.



GRAND FECILITATIONS.

Hurray! You have been selected as one of the five lucky winners in the second edition of the SunTrust Lottery Promotions International draw. You have therefore been approved for a huge payout of 2.5 Million Pounds (Two Million, Five Hundred Thousand Pounds Only).

Bear in mind that you did not in anyway play this game or bought a Ticket but you are selected among the five lucky winners due to your frequent access to internet. How was the selection process done? Winners were randomly selected from an initial database of 500,000 emails which was eventually downsized to 5,000 from which we eventually selected the final and lucky five.



The process was done through the computerized email balloting system selecting emails from The Middle East, Asia, Africa, Canada, Europe, USA and South America. The process of collecting your winnings is to be handled by our Prize Transfer Agents. To ensure a smooth collection of your grand prize, You are to contact our agents by email or telephone within a week of receiving this notice.



Please find full contact details below:



Contact Person:

Names: Mr. Peter Moore.

Payment Officer

Email: thesunfacilities4@yahoo.co.uk

Tell: +44-703-191-4662.



Please note, when you contact your claims agent please remember to quote your reference number and batch Number in all correspondence.



Ref. Number: 132/756/4534,

Batch number: 638901527-AMB/02.



Furthermore you are seriously advised to keep all winning lottery information and numbers from the public in line with our Company Security protocol to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program by unscrupulous individuals. Please do not reply to this email,contact your claims agent as instructed above. On behalf of all our staff in Sun Trust Lottery Promotions International, accept my Congratulations!

Regards,



Mr. William Cole.

Lottery Co-ordinator,

London, England

*****************NOTE******************

Note: Participants below 21 years are automatically disqualified. All e-mail ansmission/correspondence are 100% protected by our Secure Socket Layer (SSL) server.

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- william cole


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