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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: "Aret Franklin" <ROYALLOTTOSWEEPTAKES_06@yahoo.ie> (may be fake)
Date: Mon, 21 Aug 2006 16:32:56 +0100
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS

THE ROYAL ONLINE GAME 2006

THE LOTTERY COORDINATOR,
ROYAL LOTTERY IRELAND
63 Merchant Road Eastwall
D3 Dublin Ireland.
(Customer Services)

REFERENCE NUMBER: RLUK/3345/7121/09
BATCH NUMBER: R6/A442-77

Dear Prize winner,
ROYAL LOTTERY conducted its final draws, participants were selected
through a Computer ballot system drawn from 2,500,000 names/email
addresses of individuals and Companies from Africa, America, Asia, Australia,
Europe, Middle East, and Oceanic as part of our international promotions
program. You emerged as one of the grand draw prize in the Category A
and are there for entitled to a sum of (1,000,000 Euros)

You/Your company, attached to ticket number 8522-5-556, with serial
number 22-38 drew the lucky
numbers 13-72-75-09 (12) and consequently won in this Category.
You have therefore been awarded a lump sum pay out of (1,000,000
Euros), which is the winning payout for Category A winners. This is from the
total prize money of £3,000,000 shared among the winners in this
category.
CONGRATULATIONS!

Please contact your claims agent immediately for due processing and
remittance of your prize money to a designated account of your choice:
Mr.Paul Blair
FINANCE DIRECTOR
EQUILIBRIUM FINANCE COMPANY.
TEL: +353 857 690699
FAX: +353 81 829070
Email:admin@equilibriumfinance.org

Yours faithfully,
Aret Franklin.
Online coordinator for ROYAL NATIONAL LOTTERY
Sweepstakes International Program.

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