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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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Fraud email example:

From: "Wilson Park" <parkwilson01@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Date: Mon, 24 Jul 2006 21:15:44 +0700
Subject:

ASEAN PROMOTIONS ORGANIZATION PRIZE/AWARD
BANGKOK THAILAND.

SUBJECT: PAYMENT NOTIFICATION
Date: 20th April 2006. >>>>>>>>Machine Used For the Draw: MOONSTONE.
<<<<<<<<Ball Set Used: 6. >>>>>>>Winning Numbers: 08 - 35 - 23 - 28 -
90 -
57 >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Prize Awards: USD $350,000.00 <<<<<<<<<<<<Our
Ref:
ASEAN/391/04.VOL.2/BK <<<<<<<<<<<you're Ref: ASEAN/02ABT/0508/04/BK
Our dear treasured lucky winner,
It is our pleasure to inform you of the announcement today as dated of
our
promotions program held on the 20th of January, 2006.
Participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from
300,000 names of people living in the following countries: United
Kingdom,
America, Switzerland, Australia, Spain, New Zealand, and other parts of
Europe, Middle-East, Asia, Africa and North & South America as part of
our
international promotions program conducted annually to encourage
prospective
overseas entries. The result of our computer draw 874 of this day
selected
your names and email address on the lucky jackpot winning number 08 -
35 -
23 - 28 - 90 - 57 which consequently won the lottery jackpot prize
awards in the 2nd category.
As a result, you have been approved a lottery jackpot lump sum grand
prize
awards winning of
[USD $650,000.00]. (Six Hundred & Fifty Thousand United States Dollars)
insured under a comprehensive insurance policy in your
names for security reasons and credited to file in cash credited to
file
with REF:N.Asean/3662367114/18. This is from a total cash prize of
7,200.337.00, shared among the twenty-five international winners in
this
category.
CLAIM PROCEDURES: For overseas lucky winners, it is our standard
practices
to allocate accredited agents for the processing of claim application
on
behalf of overseas lucky winners and payment of grand prize awards
winning
to the benefit of beneficiaries after all modalities have been
completed
satisfactorily. To begin your claims therefore, you are advised to
contact
our licensed and accredited claim agent for Overseas Lucky Winners for
the
processing of your prize awards winning and payment to your designated
bank
account or sending you a draft to your postal address after all
statutory
obligations have been concluded satisfactorily. Remember, all prize
money
must be claimed not later than 30th of august
2006. Any claim not made by this date will be returned to HER MAJESTY'S
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY.
Contact the under-listed Promotion Coordinator
CONGRATULATIONS!!!!
We wish you continued good fortunes.

NAME: WILSON PARK
Promotion coordinator,
ASEAN Promotions Organization
EMAIL: parkwilson01@yahoo.com
Sincerely,
JUSTIN CLARKSON
VICE PRESIDENT
ASEAN PROMOTIONS BANGKOK THAILAND




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