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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: "WORLD CUP" <melaniemuller01@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 21 Aug 2006 05:26:14 -0400
Subject: WORLD CUP WINNING !!

WORLD CUP WINNING !!!
FROM EURO MILLIONES LOTTO
TIEGANTER STRASSE
22045 BERLIN,
GERMANY.

FROM: THE DESK OF THE PROMOTIONS MANAGER,


INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT,
REF: TCSL/2551256003/77 BATCH: 14/0017/SPM/IPD
RE / AWARD NOTIFICATION; FINAL NOTICE

Date: 09-07-06

WINNING NOTICE

We happily announce to you the draws of the football World cup year Big
Lottery International programs held on the 09th of July 2006 here in Berlin,
Germany in which you and forty nine (49) others were selected as winners
under different draws .Your email address attached to ticket number
025-1146-1992-750, with serial number 2113-05 drew the lucky numbers
13-15-22-37-39-43, and consequently won the lottery in the 3rd category.
This promotion takes place every World cup football year.
CONGRATULATIONS!

Please be inform that all participants in this Lottery Program have been
selected randomly through a computer Ballot System drawn from over 200,000
Companies and 30,000,000 individual email address from all search engines
and web sites. This Lottery is organized by the host country Germany in
collaboration with FIFA. Funds for the draws were contributed by the major
sponsors of the games, such as Nike, Addidas, Puma, Coca Cola,Pepsi,
T-mobile, hyundai motors, Emirates airline,Mastercard, Toshiba Computers,
etc.

Your fund is now deposited with a Financial house and insured. Due to the
mix up of some numbers and names, we ask that you keep this award strictly
from public notice until your claim has been processed and your money
remitted to your account. This is part of our security protocol to avoid
double claiming or unscrupulous acts by participants of this program. To
begin your claim, please contact the clearing house (through your claims
agent) the body assigned with the verification of any emergent winner.
Therefore all protocols laid down by them must be followed to facilitate
your claims, since you did not buy a ticket, you will be required to pay the
legal/affidavit charges.

CONTACT: MR. ALEX MORGAN,
FOREIGN SERVICE MANAGER,
TRIANGLE AGENCY BV
DEN HAAG,NETHERLANDS.
TEL NO.0031-616-759-961
EMAIL:triangleagency@ummah.org
triangleagency@aim.com

Also find all other relevant winning lottery Information below:
Ref No: TCSL/2551256003/77
Batch No: 14/0017/IPD
Zonal Draw No: GSLA2-003
Grand Draw No: 12099

You have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out of US$1,000,000.00
(One million Dollars only) in cash credited to file REF NO:
TCSL/2551256003/77. This is from total prize money of US$8,000,000.00 shared
among the fifty international winners in the different category. For due
processing and remittance of your prize money to a designated account of
your choice. Remember that you must contact your claim agent not later than
two months after the world cup. After this date, all funds will be returned
as unclaimed.

NOTE:
In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please remember
Quote your reference and batch numbers in every one of your correspondences
with your agent. Furthermore, should there be any change of your address, do
inform your claims agent as soon as possible. Congratulations again from all
our staff and thank you for being part of our Promotions program.

Sincerely,

Ms. Melanie Muller.
The Promotions Manager.

N.B. Any breach of confidentiality on the part of the winners will result
to disqualification. Please do not reply to this mail. Contact your claim
agent.




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