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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: Brett Decker <cordinator_royalcrownlotto@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Thu, 20 Jul 2006 09:15:59 +0100 (BST)
Subject: Re: Urgent Attn: You have won lotto Prize!!!



FROM: THE DESK OF THE COORDINATOR. ROYAL CROWN LOTTO
AWARD/PROMOTION DEPARTMENT.
42 ELLAND ROAD,LONDON. SE4 2JB
ENGLAND.
TEL: 44 – 77 46479156

Ref. Number: 631/152/73213
Batch Number: 157561007-BC397


ATTN: FIRST CATEGORY WINNER!!!
We are pleased to inform you of the result of winners of our International program held on the 20th March.2006, Your e-mail address attached to ticket number 19775403288-2112 with serial number 0441-511 drew lucky numbers 3-9-25-44-60-92-105 which consequently won in the 1st category, you have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out of £1,275,000 (one million Two Hundred and seventy-five thousand British Pounds Sterling)

CONGRATULATIONS!!!
Due to mix up of some numbers and names, we request that you keep your winning information confidential to yourself until your claim have been processed and your prize money Remitted to you.

This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claims and unwarranted abuse of this program by some participants. All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from over 15,000 companies and 4,500,000 individual email addresses and names from all over the world.

To file for your claim, write to the undersign email for clarifications. James Hensel(Prize Processing Agent) mail2consultantagent@walla.com, Remember all winning must be claimed not later than 30th July, 2006.

After this date all unclaimed funds will be used in subsequent draws. Please note in order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, remember to quote your reference number and batch numbers in all correspondence. Furthermore, should there be any change of address, do inform our agent immediately.

To enable you file for your winning prize, you are advised to fully cooperate with our corresponding agent office. Congratulations on behalf of members of staff, and thank you for being part of our promotional program. Note: Anybody under the age of 18 is automatically disqualified.
Your's Sincerely,
Mrs. Brett Decker, Lotto Coordinator.

PLEASE REPLY TO: mail2consultantagent@walla.com





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