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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: karin meijer <karinmeijer1@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 31 Jul 2006 08:37:13 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: LOTTERY WINNING NOTIFICATION


I have a new email address!You can now email me at: karinmeijer1@yahoo.com



- Dear Winner,Congratulations to you as we bring to your notice, the results of the Second Category draws of MASTER CREDIT CARD LOTTERY INT. We are happy to inform you that you have emerged as a winner under the Second Category, which is part of our promotional draws. Participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from 2,500,000 email addresses of individuals and companies from Africa, America, Asia, Australia, Europe, Middle East, and Oceania as part of our nternational Promotions Program.Your e-mail address, attached to ticket number 46939890760, with serial number 472-9768,BATCH No: NM/207161/WOP and lucky number W-91237-H 67/B4 consequently won in the Second Category. You have therefore been awarded a lump sum pay out of 1,000,000 (One Million Dollars), which is the winning payout for Category B winners.This is from a total cash prize of 0,000,000.00 (Ten Million Dollars) shared amongst the first Ten (10) lucky winners in this category. In your best interest to avoid mix up of numbe
rs and names of any kind, we request that you keep the entire details of your award strictly from public notice until the process of transferring your claims has been completed, and your funds remitted to your account. This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming or unscrupulous acts by participants/non participants of this program. Please contact our paying bank (NORTON FINANCE) immediately for due processing and remittance of your prize money to a designated account of your choice:NOTE: For easy reference and identification, find below your Reference and Batch numbers.Remember to quote these numbers in your correspondence with your processing agent. REF Number:NM/BC921245/KY14,BATCH No: NM/207161/WOP,CONGRATULATIONS!!!.To begin your claims, kindly contact the claim agency with the below information:Contact person: Mr.Theo van Baasten.(International Remittance Department).E-mail To: (esfcorps@netscape.net)Tel/Fax: +31(847)581-292.Mrs. Karin Meijer.(Lottery Coordinator)


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