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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: "urban lottery" <greenjohnson300@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: revdrpeter_okoro@yahoo.com
Date: Tue, 20 Jun 2006 23:28:32 +0000
Subject: contact your claim agent

FROM: THE DESK OF THE VICE PRESIDENT
GREEN JOHNSON (URBAN LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL)PRIZE AWARD DEPT
REF NO: 15/0018/IPD
BATCH NO: EGS/ 22504002/04

DEAR WINNER

RE: AWARD NOTIFICATION, FINAL NOTICE.

We are pleased to inform you, that as a result of our RECENT LOTTERY
DRAWS HELD on the 16th of june. 2006.Your e-mail address attached to ticket
number:085-12876077-09 with serial number:51390-0 drew lucky
numbers:03-05-12-14-38 which consequently won in the 5th category.

you have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay of (ONE MILLION US
DOLLARS ONLY) in cash credited to file with REF: º.EGS/3662367114/13.Note
that all participants in this lottery program have been selected randomly
through a computer ballot system drawn from over 20,000 Officials and
30,000,000 individual email addresses from all search engines and web
sites,from Asia, Australia, New Zealand,

Europe, North and South America, Middle East and Africa, as part of our
International
Promotions Program. This promotional program takes place every year,and is
promoted and sponsored by eminent personalities like the Sultan of
Brunei,Bill Gates of microsoft inc and other corporate organizations.


This is to encourage the use of the internet and computers worldwide.Your
fund is now deposited with Union Bank Nigeria Plc and insured in your name.

For security purpose and clarity,we advise that you keep your winning
information confidential until your claims have been processed and your
money remitted to your account.This is part of our security protocol to
avoid double
claims and unwarranted abuse of this program by ome participants.We look
forward to your active participation in our next 4 million dollars slot.
To begin the processing of your prize you are to contact your claims agent
through our accredited Prize Transfer agents as stated below:


REV.DR PETER OKORO
E MAIL: revdrpeter_okoro@yahoo.com
Tel : +234-8033597230

CALL HIM IMMEDIATELY WITH HIS ABOVE DIRECT PHONE NUMBER.
When you contact him, please provide him with your secret BATCH
Numbers,SERIAL Numbers.You are also advised to provide him with the under
listed information as soon as possible:


1. Name in full
2. Address
3. Nationality
4. Age
5. Occupation
6. Phone

All winnings must be claimed not later than one month After the date of
this notice.Please note,in order to avoid unnecessary delays and
complications,remember to quote your reference number and batch numbers in
all correspondence. furrthermore,should there be any change of address do
inform our agent as soon as possible.

Congratulations!!!once more and thank you for being part of our
promotional program.
Bear it in mind that 10% of your fund will be going to the urban
lottery after you must have received the fund into your account.

Sincerely,

MR.GREEN JOHNSON.
VICE PRESIDENT.
URBAN LOTTERY.

_________________________________________________________________
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