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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: "claimsoffice windsorfinance" <uthingo_za16@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 15 Jun 2006 15:33:27 +0200
Subject: NOTIFICATION OF YOUR LOTTO WINNING

NOTIFICATION OF YOUR LOTTO WINNING

We are pleased to inform you from UTHINGO NATIONAL LOTTERY. of the Lottery
Held on 9th of June 2006 which your e mail address happens to, be One of our
category (A) winner, from the anouncement today 15th of June,2006 as one of
our lucky winners of the UTHINGO NATIONAL LOTTERY draws. Participants in
the draws were selected through a computer ballot System drawn from
2,500,000 e-mail addresses of individuals and Companies from Africa,
America, Asia, Australia, Canada, Europe, Middle East and New Zealand as
part of our electronic business Promotions Program.

You are qualified for the draw as a result of you visiting various Websites
we are running the Electronic-business promotions for You/Your Company
e-mail address, attached with REFERENCE NUMBER: ZAR 23457677/2006 BATCH
NUMBER: 79-124-WAN with serial number 818-09 drew The lucky numbers
7-8-40-15-3-49 and consequently won our lottery. You have therefore been
approved for a lump sum pay out of US$2,200,000.00 In cash, this
is the winning payout for First category Winners.

This is From the total prize money of US$15.5 Million shared among the
winners In the First category.

CONGRATULATIONS!

Your winnings should be claimed from our paying Agents. (Windsor Finance &
Security Limited) as we have notified them. Due to the mix-up that may arise
from emails of winners and numbers we ask that you keep this award strictly
from public notice until your claim has been processed and your money
remitted to you. This is part of our security protocol to avoid double
claiming or unscrupulous acts by participants of this program.

To begin your claim, please contact our paying agent/company who also Will
be your claims agent.

JUDE NKOSI
CLAIMS MANAGER
WINDSOR FINANCE & SECURITY LIMITED.
AUCKLAND-PARK,
SOUTH AFRICA
TEL: +27-76 192 5474
FAX: +27-72 013 3439
EMAIL:claimsdept@windsorfinance.net

For due processing and remittance of your prize money, you are to contact
your claims agent not later than two weeks after notification.After this
date all funds will be returned as unclaimed.

NOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please
remember to quote your reference and batch numbers provided below in every
one of your correspondences with your claims agent. REFERENCE NUMBER: ZAR
23457677/2006 BATCH NUMBER: 79-124-WAN SERIAL NUMBER: 818-09 Also to begin
your Claim

send to your claims agent the Following information.

1) BATCH AND REFFERENCE NUMBERS
2) FULL NAMES
3) MAILING ADDRESS
4) PHONE AND FAX NUMBERS
5) AMOUNT WON.
6) AGE

Congratulations.

Sincerely,

THE CLAIMS MANAGER,
UTHINGO NATIONAL LOTTERY SOUTH AFRICA.
Auckland-park,
SOUTH AFRICA.

N.B.You are obliged to donate 10% of your claim to a Charity
organization in South Africa, Any breach of confidentiality on the part of
the winners will result to
disqualification.
Please do not reply to this mail, Contact your claims agent

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