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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: yabomillionaire_za@yahoo.com
Date: Mon, 18 Sep 2006 14:06:43 +0200
Subject: Congratulations You Have Won Claim Your Lucky Winning Prize/Contact Your Claims Agent Now!!!


FROM:
THE DESK OF THE PROMOTIONS MANAGER,
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE
AWARD DEPARTMENT

ATTN: SIR/MADAM,

FINAL NOTICE OF AWARD NOTIFICATION We are pleased to inform you of the announcement today, 18/09/2006, of winners
of the OMEGA CROSSING LOTTO SOUTH AFRICA/INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS, held on 03/09/2006 as part of our promotional draws.

Participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from 2,500,000 email addresses of individuals
and companies from Africa, America, Asia, Australia, Canada, Europe, Middle East, and New Zealand as part of
our electronic business Promotions Program.

You qualified for the draw as a result of your visiting various websites we are running the e-business
promotions for. You/Your Company, attached to ticket number 100-309-7482, with serial number 513-10, drew
the lucky numbers 9, 6, 12, 29, 30, 45, 66, and consequently won in the Second Category. You have therefore
been approved for a lump sum pay out of US$2.5,000,000 in cash, which is the winning payout for Second category winners.

This is from the total prize money of US$17,000,000, shared among the
Seven international winners in the Second category.

CONGRATULATIONS! Your Chuque is now with the (COURIER COMPANY) insured in your name, 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 Deliver to you in your Conutry/your Home.

This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming or unscrupulours acts by participants of
this program.

We hope with a part of your prize, you will participate in our mid year (2007) high stakes US$1.3 billion
International Lottery.

To claim your winning prize, please contact your claim agent
immediately;

NAME:..................................
ADDRESS:...............................
NATIONALITY:...........................
SEX:...................................
AGE:...................................
PHONE/MOBILE:..........................
FAX:...................................
OCCUPATION:............................
COMPANY:...............................
BATCH/WINNING NUMNBER:............................................


CLAIM OFFICE MR. Keleb Madoza
TEL:+27-764410054.
TEL:+72 011 76 45323(LANDLINE)(EXT 235)
EMAIL: kelebmadoza@aim.com OR
EMAIL: omegaclaimsagent_sa1@yahoo.com
http://www.omegacrossing.8m.com

For due processing and remittance of your prize money to a designated
account of your choice.

Remember, you must contact your claim agent not later than 26/09/2006, after this date, all funds will
be returned as unclaimed.

NOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please remember to quote your reference
and batch numbers provided below in every one of your correspondences with your claims agent.

REFERENCE NUMBER: FLS-ZR39-825P-4
BATCH NUMBER: 74-263-BBN

Congratulations once again from all our staff and thank you for being part of our promotions program.

Sincerely,

THE PROMOTIONS MANAGER,

Address: # 25 RICHARDS RYLAAN,
AUCKLAND PARK, 0083
P.O. Box 524,
AUCKLANDPARK
JOHANNESBURG 2001
SOUTH AFRICA
YABO MILLIONARE/OMEGA CROSSING. N.B. Any breach of confidentiality on the part of the winners
will result to qualification. Please do not reply to this mail box. Contact your claims agent
through his email contact above.


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