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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: "EUROPEAN LOTTERY" <elclaimdept01@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: europeanlotto005@yahoo.pl
Date: Wed, 28 Jun 2006 10:01:53 +0000
Subject: YOU ARE A WINNER!!

EUROPEAN PRIZE AWARD DEPT.
BONANZA 2006!!!
This is to Notify you has the lucky winner of this year lottery. Your e-mail
address attached to ticket number: 7-1-8-36-4-22 under agent ID: 18 and
lucky ball number 7363789,which subsequently won you the lottery in the 2nd
category.

You have therefore been qualified for a lump sum payout of 860,641.28 Great
British Pounds(GBP) which amounts to $1,500,000.00 (One Million,Five Hundred
Thousand United States DOLLARS) in cash, drawn in your favor, as the soul
beneficiary and covered with the highest level of Insurance policy called
the IRREVOCABLE GUARANTEE OF PAYMENT BOND.
Due to mix up of some names and winning number, we ask that you keep your
winning information confidential until your claim has been processed and
your money remitted to you, in your perspective country. Because this is
part of our new security protocol to avoid double claiming and forgery of
winners identity in this program by some unscrupulous persons.

This lottery was organized by an association of software manufacturers who
came together from all parts of europe including Great Britain,Spain,The
Netherlands and Belgium which are the major host countries.All participants
were selected through our Microsoft computer ballot draw system, were we
extracted over 20,000.00 companies
and 3,000,000 individual email addresses and names from all over the world.
To begin your lottery claim,you are advised to complete the form below and
send back to our fudiciary agent.

NAME:............................................................
AGE:.............................................................
SEX:.............................................................
ADDRESS:.........................................................
EMAIL:...........................................................
TEL.:............................................................
OCCUPATION:......................................................
COUNTRY:.........................................................


please contact your Fudiciary agent below that has been appointed for the
processing of your claim with the contact address below:

Mr.David Ben
Email: ukwinningagent01@netscape.net
Tel nos:+44-795-516-7964
FAX :+44-709-287-9581
Please note in order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications please
remember to quote your WINNING NUMBER in all correspondence.




Warning: All winners are to claim their winning prize in not later than 1
week (7 days) of their winning notification.
Winners are to contacts us to confirm thier winning through the phone
number displayed before sending an email.This is done to aviod forgery and
impersonation of winners information and ticket number.
This is also to inform winners that there are so many email letter all over
the internet faking to be real, so be warrned!!!
Note: That you are to respond to all the necessary procedure involved in
collecting your prize ,and if you are not interested in claiming your
prize,you are advised to draft this office your REFUSAL LETTER indicating
that you are not interested in your winning prize and it should be used for
the next stake.
Furthermore, should there be any change of address do inform our agent as
soon as possible.
The online promotion lottery company is proudly sponsored by a group of
succesfull bussiness men all over the world.
Internet draw is held once in a year and it is organized, because we want to
encourage the use of Internet around the globe and we are beginning this
year with this $1,500,000.00 as it is like a WELCOME TO 2006.

And we are proud to say that over 50 Million DOLLARS are won annually in
more than 150 countries worldwide.

We wish you a hearthy congratulation once again.

Your Sincerely,
Mrs.Becky Owen
For Management
NOTE: ANY BREACH OF CONFIDENTIALITY ON THE PART OF ANY WINNER WILL RESULT
TO DISQUALIFICATION!







OUR Executives:
Dr. P. Swier (CEO), Mr. Gerald Goodman (Manager Foreign Operations), Mr.
Franklyn Van Der Weijden (Manager Domestic Banking Operations), Dr. James
Williams (Director International Credit Department), Mrs. Lonni K Anderson
(Legal Representative), Mrs. Lyudmyla Marchukova(Regional Manager), Mr.
Stephen Boer (Chairman), Mr. Chris Moritz(International Relation Officer).

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