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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: Steven Johnson <girolotto@zwallet.com>
Date: Tue, 30 May 2006 20:19:51 +0200
Subject: FORWARD YOUR DETAILS.


INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT

RESULTS FOR CATEGORY "A" DRAWS

Congratulations to you as we bring to your notice, the results of the Second Category draws of THE
BANK GIRO LOTERIJ INTERNATIONAL PROMO. We are happy to inform you that you have emerged
a winner under the First Category,which is part of our promotional draws. The draws are being officially
announced today 11th of May,2006.Participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn
from 2,500,000 email addresses of individuals and companies from Africa, America,
Asia,Australia,Europe, Middle East, and Oceania as part of our International Promotions Program.

Your e-mail address, attached to ticket number 99001142781078-18700, with serial number 3002-88
drew the lucky numbers 6-00-71-00-66-31 and consequently won in the First Category.You have
therefore been awarded a lump sum pay out of 1,000,000 (One Million Euros), which is the winning
payout for Category A winners.

This is from the total prize money from 6,000,000 shared among the 6 winners in this category
CONGRATULATIONS!

Your fund is now deposited with the paying Bank.In your best interest to aviod mix up of numbers and
names of any kind, we request that you keep the entire details of your award strictly from public notice
until the process of transferring your claims has been completed, and your funds remitted to your
account.

This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming or unscrupulous acts by
participants/nonparticipants of this program.Please contact your claims agent immediately for due
processing and remittance of your prize money to a designated account of your choice:

To begin your claims, you are urgently requested to contact our claims agent (MR.STEVEN JOHNSON)
immediately with your telephone number and fax numbers, and make sure you quote your,
ENL/2251256113/00, your name and contact details in all your correspondence with the finance
institute.

To file for your claim,please contact the fiduciary agent.Mr.Steven Johson.
***********************************************

AMSTERDAM,THE NETHERLANDS.
TELE:+31-612-237-661.
FAX:+31-847-154 047.
Reply Email:bankgirltt@walla.com

***********************************************
Congratulations once again from all our staff and thank you for being part of our promotions program.

Sincerely Yours,
MRS.Tonia Horst.
THE PROMOTION COORDINATOR,

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