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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: Staatslotterij international lottery program <guarantytrustagency@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Fri, 12 May 2006 00:21:12 +0200
Subject: FINAL AWARD WINNINGD NOTIFICATION

STAATLOTTERIJ INTERNATIONAL PROMO PROGRAME
COOlLSINGEL 191-193,
AMSTERDAM,THE NETHERLANDS.
Tel:+31-626-248-264.
Fax:+31-847519838


FROM: THE PROMOTION DIRECTOR
NETHERLAND LOTTERY PROMOTION PROGRAMM,
RESULTS FOR THE THIRD CATEGORY DREW
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS DEPT.
REF:890/5647/FSR/TKAHGT/TGFR,
SFN/870UI/R6S*Y650
BATCH:GFFF980/76AR/786TRE.


ATTENTION:

NOTIFICATION!!!



We are pleased to inform you of the release, of the long awaited
results of the NETHERLANDS
LOTTERY PROMOTION PROMOTION PROGRAMM held on the 19th April ,2006,to
the 10th May 2006
You were entered as dependent clients with: Reference
Number:890/5647/FSR/TKAHGT/TGFR, and
Batch number GFFF980/76AR/786TRE.

Your email address attached to the ticket number:5566675 that drew the
lucky winning number, which
consequently won the weeptake in the second
category, in four parts. You have been approved for a payment of
1,500,000.00 Euro in cash credited to
file reference number:890/5647/FSR/TKAHGT/TGFR.

This is from a total cash prize of fifteen milliom euro shared among
the Ten
International Winners in 2rd Categories


CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!

All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn
from 90,000 (Nithy thousand)
names of email users around the world, as part of our international
promotion program. Due to mixed up of
some names and addresses, we ask that you keep this award personal,
till your
claims has been processed and your funds remitted to you.

This is part of our security measures to avoid double
claiming or unwarranted taking advantage of the situation by other
articipants or impersonators.

To begin your claim,do file for therelease of your winning by
contacting
your/our accredited agent in our security department:

DR. peterson Van Dijk
Foreign Claim Manager.
TEL:+31-626-248-264
FAX:+31--847-519-838
Email:infoguaranttrust@netscape.net
guarantytrustagency@yahoo.co.uk
We are agent and responsible for the processing and transfer of your
winnings prize to your nominated
destination.

YOUR SECURITY FILE NUMBER IS 870UI/R6S*Y650(keep personal)Remember,
your winning must
winning claimed not later than(9th-06-2006).

Failure to claim your winning/fund will be added to next 17,000.000
euro international lotteryprogram.

Furthermore, should there be any change in your address, do inform your
claims agent as soon as
possible.

NOTE: All winnings must be notarized to complete the claim process;
winners will be referred to Foreign
Transfer Manager, to have their winnings notarized.


Once again, Congratulations.

Yours Sincerely,
Mrs.Doris Van Moore,
Secertary.

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