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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: "Thomas Wignal" <promotionlist@she.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: coordinator_alim@she.com
Date: Tue, 26 Sep 2006 18:26:02 +0700
Subject: ASIA/UK AWARD WINNING NOTIFICATION!!!

Date: 26th Setpmber, 2006

REF N0: ZFN/22512567303/06
BATCH NO: 86056490902/204
WINNING NO:ASUK/33/36/45/12/06/LW

FROM: THE DESK OF THE MANAGING DIRECTOR
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRICE AWARD DEPARTMENT.
OF THE UK LOTTERY/INTERNATIONAL

RE: AWARD NOTIFICATION

ATTENTION

The Asia U.K National Lottery/International wishes to inform you of the results of the E-mail address ballot lottery international program by the United Kingdom lotto International promotions. Your email account has been picked as a winner of Nine Hundred Thousand United State Dollars ($900,000:00) We happily announce to you the draw (#1046) of the Asia UK NATIONAL LOTTERY, online Sweepstakes International program held on the 1st July, 2006 in NEWCASTLE UNITED-KINGDOM. Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: 56475600545 188 with Serial number 5368/02 drew the lucky numbers :( 06, 09, 11, 33, 36,49 and bonus ball 29) which subsequently won you the lottery in the 2nd category i.e. match 5 plus bonus.

To file for your claim, please contact our co-ordinator below with the following information.

Mr Albert Lim
Fax: +44-87-1256-2955
Email:coordinator_alim@she.com

Congratulations from the staff and thank you for being part of email
account users for the promotion.

For your information, return a copy of this letter during your reply.

Yours Sincerely,
Mr Thomas Wignal.
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRICE AWARD DEPARTMENT.

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