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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: usa_department@yahoo.com
Date: Fri, 28 Jul 2006 05:42:13 +0200
Subject: FROM: PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT

EURO AFRO AMERICAN LOTTERY PROMOTION SWITZERLAND
FROM: THE DESK OF MR. EASY FORD

SOUTH AFRICAN 2010 WORLD CUP BID LOTTERY AWARD

Lottery Headquarters: 31, Brixon
Court Carlton East Gate
Batch: 13/26/DC36




INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT


We happily announce to you the draw of South African 2010 World cup Bid lottery Award International programs held in Zurich, Switzerland. Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: B9665 75604546 199 with! Serial number 97560 drew the winning: 60/84/27/17/36, which subsequently won you the lottery award in the 2nd category. Your name has therefore been approved to claim a total sum 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 $30,000,000.00 (Thirty Million United States dollars) shared among the first 200 lucky winners in this category worldwide.

Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our lottery booklet representative office in South Africa as indicate in the play coupon. In view of this, your (US $2,000.000) (Two Million United States Dollars) would be released to you through the assistance of our agent in South Africa immediately he commence the process to facilitate the release of your funds as soon as you contacted him.

All participants were selected randomly from Worldwide Web site through computer draw system and extracted from over 100,000,00 companies and individual emails address. The lottery program took place to promote South Africans 2010 world cup award. For security reasons, you are advised to keep your winning information confidential till your claims are processed and your money remitted to you in whatever manner you deem fit to claim your prize. This is part of our precautionary measure 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 agent:

Name: MR. Evans Paul
E-mail: office_a3_claims@yahoo.co.uk

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. Contact him immediately you get this mail.

To process your claims you are hereby advice to contact
our claim agent with your information:

NAME: ..................................
ADDRESS: ...............................
NATIONALITY: ...........................
SEX: ...................................
AGE: ...................................
PHONE/MOBILE: ..........................
FAX: ...................................
OCCUPATION: ............................
COMPANY: ...............................
BATCH: ………………………….
TICKET NUMNBER: ……………………………


Congratulations once more from all members and staffs of this program that has successfully won this competition.

Thank you for being part of our promotional lottery program.
Molefi Oliphant (President)




Sponsored by MTN South Africa

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