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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: "GOVERNMENT ACCREDITED LOTTERY AGENCY" <galotogo02@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 18 Aug 2006 16:05:01 +1200
Subject: CONTACT US FOR YOUR WINNINGS

Government Accredited Licensed Lottery Promoters,
Venderloop 1902 AB, Amsterdam,
The Netherlands

RESULTS FOR CATEGORY "A" DRAWS

Dear Sir/Madam,

Congratulations to you as we bring to your notice,the results of the
Second Category draws of THE LOTTO NL. PROMO INT. We are happy to inform
you that you have emerged as a winner under the First Category, which is
part of our promotional draws. The draws are being officially announced
today 16, August 2006. 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 International Promotions Program.

Your e-mail address, attached to ticket number 46939, with serial number
472-9768
and lucky number W-91237-H?67/B4 consequently won in the First Category.
You have therefore been awarded a lump sum pay out of 1,000,000.00 (One
Million Euros),
which is the winning payout for Category A winners.

This is from a total cash prize of 10,000,000.00 (Ten Million Euros) shared
amongst
the first Ten (10) lucky winners in this category. In your best interest to
avoid mix up of numbers 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/nonparticipants
of this program.

Please contact our paying bank (Inter Continental Alliance Finance &
Securities)
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 paying
bank.
REF Number: NM/BC921245/KY14 BATCH No: NM/207161/WOP.CONGRATULATIONS!!!
Your fund is now deposited with the paying Bank. To begin your claims,
kindly contact the paying bank withthe below information:
***********************************************
Dr. Daniel Goldsmith,
Remittance Department Director,
TEL NO +31 649 304 003
FAX NO +31 847 196 350

Email: galotogo@netscape.net

***********************************************
NOTE: All claims are nullified after 20 working days from today.
Congratulations once again from all our staff, and thank you for being
part of our promotions program.

Yours Sincerely,
Mrs. Mercy williams
Lottery Coordinator.


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