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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: "johnson andermann" <n_l_b04@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 23 Jun 2006 13:47:46 +0200
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS!

EURO/AFRO/AMERICAN LOTTERY PROMOTION SWITZERLAND
 
From : Lottery Headquaters Zurich, Switzerland 2010 World cup lottery online Bid 2006.                                          
 
  CONGRATULATIONS FOR YOUR  LOTTERY WINNING:
                            Ball number 6Ball number 8Ball number 10Ball  number 19Ball number 30Ball number 42 
 
FROM THE DESK OF:Mr Johnson Andermann.
No.118 Oberhus Street
8134 Adilswil
Switzerland
Tel:0041 1225 9292
Fax:0041 1679 0531
 
Attention:     Eka
              
     CONGRATULATIONS FOR YOUR LOTTERY WINNING:
 
We happily announce to you the draw of South African 2010 World cup Bid lottery Award International program held in Zurich, Switzerland. Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: B9665 75604546 321 with Serial number 964760 drew the winning:06/08/10/19/30/42, which subsequently won you the lottery award in the category (B). Your name has therefore been approved to claim the sum total of US$2,000,000.00(Two million United States Dollars) in cash credited to file KPC/9030108308/03. This is from a total cash prize of
US$40,000,000.00 (Forty Million United States Dollars) shared amongst the first 20 lucky winners in this category (B) world-wide.
 
 
Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our lottery Booklet representative office in South Africa as indicated in the play coupon.In view of this, your US$2,000,000.00 ( Two Million United States Dollars ) would be released to you through the assistance of our CLAIM AGENT in South Africa. He will commence the process to facilitate the release of your funds as soon as you contact him. Also your claim includes a FREE FLIGHT TICKET TO SOUTH AFRICA FOR THE 2010 WORLD CUP and ONE MONTH HOTEL RESERVATION IN ONE OF THE FIVE STAR HOTELS IN SOUTH AFRICA .
 
All participants were selected randomly from World Wide Web sites through computer draw systems and extracted from over 100,000,000 companies and individual email addresses. The Lottery Programme took place to promote South Africa's 2010 World Cup Award. For security reasons, you are advised to keep your winning information confidential till your claim is processed and your money is remitted to you.This is part of our precautionary measures to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program by some unscrupulous elements.
 
 
Please you are advised to file for your claim immediately through our Claim Agent on the following information:
 
NAME:MR GLEN MAJOZI.
TELEPHONE NUMBER:+27-73-243-9985
OFFICE ADDRESS:4TH FLOOR FIDELITY HOUSE BRYANSTON JOHANNESBURG 2030, SOUTH AFRICA
 
immediately you received this message because you stand a risk of loosing the prize if you fail to claim within a month from the day you received this notification.
 
 
Yours sincerely,
 
MR JOHNSON ANDERMANN.
(NATIONAL CO-ORDINATOR, SWITZERLAND)
 
BELOW ARE THE RECENT JUBILATING WINNERS ON  NATIONAL LOTTERY ONLINE PROGRAMME
 
 
        
 
    


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