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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: primelotto <primelottoclaim@yahoo.ca>
Date: Fri, 16 Jun 2006 00:42:49 -0400
Subject: Notification.


FROM: GOVERNMENT ACCREDITA
AWARDS WINNING NOTIFICATION

We are pleased to inform you of the result of the just concluded annual Final draws of Prime lottery International Canada programs.

The online cyber lotto draws was conducted from an exclusive list of 40,000 E-mail addresses of individuals and corporate bodies from Africa, America, Asia, Australia, Canada, Europe, Middle East, and New Zealand and picked by an advanced automated random computer search from the internet. No tickets were sold. After this automated computer ballot, your e-mail address emerged as one of the Lucky winners in the category "A" with the following:

Serial No: 5368/06
Batch No: 074/05/ZY345
Ref No: Canada/9420X2/70
Winning Ticket Number:56475612545

You as well as the other winner are therefore to receive a cash prize of $2,000.000.00(Two Million Dollars) this is from the total prize money of $80,000,000.00 shared between 40 international winners in the First category. Your prize awards have been insured with your e-mail address and will be transferred to you upon meeting our requirements, statutory obligations, verifications, validations and satisfactory report.
To begin the claims, processing of your prize winnings you are advised to Contact our licensed Fiduciary Agent for Category "A" winners with the information below:

Mr. Michael Hans,
Canada Prime Lottery International,
Email:michaelhans2020@spinfinder.com

NOTE: All winnings must be claimed not later than 10 days. After this date all unclaimed funds would be included in the next stake. Remember to quote your reference information in all correspondence.

You are to keep all lotto information away from the general public especially your serial and ticket numbers. (This is important as a case of double claims will not be entertained).

Anybody under the age of 16 and members of the affiliate agencies are automatically not allowed to participate in this program.

Thank you and congratulations!!!

Yours faithfully,
Mr. Charles Smith,
Games/Lottery Coordinator.

N.B: ANY BREACH OF CONFIDENTIALITY ON THE PART OF THE WINNERS WILL RESULT TO DISQUALIFICATION.PLEASE DO NOT REPLY TO THIS EMAIL ADDRESS.CONTACT YOUR FIDUCIARY AGENT.(TERMS AND CONDITIONS APPLY)BE INFORMED THAT YOU MUST MAKE ALL CORRESPONDECE WITH YOUR WINNING E-MAIL ADDRESS, NO OTHER E-MAIL ADDRESS WILL BE ENTERTAINED. FROM: GOVERNMENT ACCREDITA
AWARDS WINNING NOTIFICATION



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