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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: euroafro_americanlottery1011@yahoo.com
Date: Thu, 14 Sep 2006 11:35:33 +0200
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS FOR YOUR LOTTERY WINNING PRIZE:

Euro Afro American Lottery promotion Switzerland

>From the desk of: Mrs. Linda Phillips

Dear Sir/Madam

CONGRATULATIONS FOR YOUR LOTTERY WINNING PRIZE:


We happily announce to you the draw of South African 2010 World cup Bid Lottery Award International programs
held in Zurich, Switzerland. Your E-mail address attached to ticket number: B9665 75604546 199 with!Serial
number 97560 drew the winning: 60/84/27/17/36, which subsequently won you the lottery award in the 2nd
category. Your name have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of US$2,000.000.00 (Two million United
States Dollars) in cash credited to file KPC/9030108308/03. This is from a total cash prize of US $ 30,000,
000.00 (Thirty million United States dollars) shared among the first 200 lucky winners in this Category
world-wide. Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our lottery booklet representative office
in South Africa as indicated in the play coupon.

In view of this, your US $2,000.000 (Two Million United States Dollars) would be released through the
assistance of our agent in South Africa immediately he commences the process to facilitate the release of
your funds as soon as you contacted him. Also your claim included with free flight ticket and one month hotel
reservation in one of the five star hotels. All participants were selected randomly from World Wide Web site
through computer draw system and extracted from over100,000,00 companies and individual emails address.
The lottery program took place to promote South Africa's 2010 world cup award. For security reasons, you are
advised to keep your winning information confidential till your claims are processed and your money remitted
to you in whatevermanner you deem fit to claim your prize. This is partof our precautionary measure to avoid
double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program by some unscrupulous elements. Please you are advised
to file for your claim immediately through our agent Mr. Wilson Bhengo immediately you received this message
because you stand a risk of loosing the prize if you fail to claim within a month from the day you received
this notification.His e-mail address is: wilsonbhengo@hotmail.com Tel:27-72-969-4195

Yours sincerely,

Mrs. Linda Phillips
(Zonal coordinator)


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