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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: ACCU LOTTO <carina.bianchi@btinternet.com>
Date: Sat, 29 Jul 2006 19:34:27 GMT
Subject: CALL YOUR AGENT TO CONFIRM


ACCULOTTO E-MAIL LOTTERY
FROM:THE DESK OF THE MANAGING DIRECTOR
INTERNATIONAL/PRIZE AWARD DEPT
REF:AL3/407618/06
BATCH:23/405/IT.
Attn:Dear Sir/Madam
We are pleased to inform you of the result of the International Lottery
program held on the 22nd July 2006. Your e-mail address attached to
ticket number 87522465189-7246 with serial number 5912-760 drew lucky
numbers 7-11-23-35-61-88 which consequently won in the 1st category,you have therefore been approved for the total sum of $500,000.00 {Five
Hundred Thousand United States dollars) CONGRATULATIONS!!!
Due to mix up of some numbers and names, we ask that you keep your
winning information confidential until your claims has been processed
and your money Remitted to you. This is part of our security protocol
to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program by some
participants. How did i win this e-mail lottery? Good question!!! All
participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from
over 20,000 company and 30,000,000 individual email addresses and names
from all over the world. This promotional program takes place every
three year. This lottery was promoted and sponsored by Gioco finance.We
hope with part of your winning you will take part in our next USD 50
million international lottery. To file for your claims, please contact
your fiducial agent.
=================================
DR.STEFANO LECCE
GIOCO FINANCE.
TEL: 0039-029 544 1584.
E-MAIL:stefano_accuagent@yahoo.it
=================================
Remember, all winning must be claimed not later than 9th August 2006.
After this date all unclaimed funds will be included in the next stake.
Please note in order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications also remember to quote your reference number and batch numbers in all
correspondence.Furthermore, should there be any change of address do
inform our agent as soon as possible. To enable you file for your
winning prize, you are advised to fully comply with ourco-respondent
agency office.
Congratulations once more from our members of staff, and thank you for
being part of our promotional program.
Note: Anybody under the age of 18 is automatically disqualified.
Sincerely yours,
Mrs.Carina Bianchi
Lottery Coordinator,
Milan,Italy.


NOTICE: You have received this message from Accu Lotto prize dept. because you have visited one of our sponsored sites and have voluntarily given your email address to receive mails from their sponsors. If you wish to be taken out of this list do not reply to this mail, reply to the agent with the words remove. If you are not the intended recipient, you must not, directly or indirectly, use, disclose, distribute, print or copy any part of this message. If you believe you have received this message in error, please delete it and all copies of it from your system and notify the sender immediately by reply e-mail. Thank you.

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