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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: Italian Lotto <italianlotto1@inbox.lv>
Date: Tue, 29 Aug 2006 18:05:15 +0300
Subject: NOTIFICA DEL PREMIO:CONGRATULAZIONI




ITALIAN SUPERENALOTTO 2006
PREMIO DEPARTMNT,
EDIZIONE DEL INTERNET,
VIA GARIBALDI 35,
21000 ROME,
ITALY.

Dear Winner,

RE: NOTIFICA DEL PREMIO:CONGRATULAZIONI!!!

We are pleased to inform you that as a result of our recent ITALIAN
NATIONAL SUPERENALOTTO DRAWS held on the 1st July, 2006. Your e-mail
address attached to ticket number: 27511465896-6410 with serial
number
4204-777 drew lucky numbers 5-21-23-34-61-72 which consequently won
in
the 1st category.
You have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out of 800,000,00

{Eight Hundred Thousand Euros}.Note 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
addresses from all search engines and web sites.
This promotional program takes place every year, and is promoted and
sponsored by eminent personalities like the Sultan of Brunei, Italia
prime minister, FIAT, TAMOIL and other corporate organizations. This
is to
encourage the use of the internet and computers worldwide.
For security purposes and clarity we advise that you keep your
winning
information confidential until your claims have been processed and
your
money remitted to you.

This program is strictly for international participants ONLY!

You have to send following details in order to fascilitate the
processing and release of your winning.

Name: .................................................

Nationality:....................................................
......
Country of residence:
............................................................

Tel number: ......................................................

Occupation:
...............................................................

Sex: ................................................

Date Of
Birth:...............................................................
.....
.

Winning E-mail
Address:.............................................................
.....
.............

This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claims and
unwarranted abuse of this program by some participants.
You are requested to contact your claims officer Mrs.Celestina
Moratti
, to assist you with the processing of your winnings and subsequent
payments.
Email address: agentmaccinomatarazi@yahoo.it

All winnings must be claimed not later than one month after the date
of
this notice.
Please note, in order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications,
endeavor to quote your reference number and batch number in all
correspondence.

Congratulations once more and thank you for being part of our
promotion program.

NOTE: YOU ARE AUTOMATICALLY DISQUALIFIED IF YOU ARE BELOW 18 YEARS OF

AGE.

Sincerely yours,

MR.CARDELLO LAN
LOTTERY COORDINATOR.

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