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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: "PSOFTSWEEPSTAKE" <psofeurolotteryr@gawab.com>
Date: Tue, 16 May 2006 09:28:53 -0300
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR WINNING

Prize Award Message - Notification
Customer Service Unit
Tsoft Sweepstakes Ltd.
Frisians Bay Centrum
7721NL PL34.

Ref No: TSL-885159-11/06.

Serial No: 119244



Date: 16th May, 2006.

Dear Sir/Madam,


SWEEPSTAKE PRIZE AWARD INFORMATION.

This email message is to personally notify you of the result of our Tsoft
Internet Sweepstakes program that was conducted on the 15th day of May 2006
and that this email address which was attached to our Serial
Numbers from 119244 and selected by our Internet E-games Selection System
(IESS) has won the recipient of this email address our promotional
sweepstakes in the general prize category.

You have now been selected among the winners to claim a total payment sum
of USD$980,000:00 (NINE HUNDRED AND EIGHTY THOUSAND US DOLLARS ONLY)
each as attaches to payment file Ref No: TSL-885159 -11/06. We are aware of
the surprises that do follow such a notification message based on the fact
that you have not
purchase a lottery ticket any time, but be informed here that! it was a
promotional program from our software companies with the major aim of
introducing our sweepstake services and at the same time promoting the
benefit of the Internet usage. All email addresses that were use for this
program were extracted from the internet through our associates.



These approved funds can only be claimed by contacting our assign payment
house. Due to the nature of this program, we ask that you keep a copy of
this email message safe until your claim has been processed and
collected from out payment house; as this is the only security measure that
has been put in place to save guild each winner interest.

You can begin your claim now by contacting the Payment house
(ECTB Finance &Logistics)
email address:quadclaims@netscape.net
0031616 231 495.

With your Complete Names,

Postal (Resident) Address, Telephone and Fax

Numbers, Occupation,

Reference Numbers

Your Winning Numbers

For the processing of this claim. All funds not applied for after the 20th
day of May 2006 will be return back to us.



Felicitations as we do expect you to make better use of these funds.



Sincerely Yours,
Brenda Hopkins Sr.
Customer Services Unit.


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Note: In accordance with the Tsoft Sweepstakes policy and regulations,
this notification is dispatched directly to the prize Winners only. If
you are not the rightful recipient and feel you have received this
mess age by error, kindly destroy any copy in your possession for you
are
not authorized to read, print, retain or disseminate any part of it.
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