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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: "tanja hamed" <tanja92@latinmail.com>
Date: Fri, 29 Sep 2006 10:11:35 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: CONGRATULATION !!!


UNITED KINGDOM IN COLABRATION WITH GOLD MINING COMPANY.
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD
LONDON MILLION INT & NATIONAL LOTTERY PROMOTION
OUAGADOUGOU BURKINA FASO,12th AVENUE KWAME NKRUMAH 01 BP.
WINNER- REF: LP/26510460037/03.
BATCH: 24/00319/IPE
www.acculotto.com

WINNING/AWARD FINAL NOTIFICATION
IT IS OUR PLEASURE TO INFORM YOU THE DECLEARATION AND ANNOUNCEMENT OF
WINNERS
OF THE LONDON MILLION INT LOTTERY AWARD HELD ON 2ND OF JULY,2006.HAVING
PICKED YOUR MAIL ADRESS BY OUR ELECTRONIC WEBSITE VISITORS COLLECTORS
IN
RECONGNITION OF YOUR PATRONAGE TO THE INTERNET SERVICES.
IN THE FINALDRAW,YOUR NAME WAS ATTACHED TO THE FOLLOWING:
TICKET NUMBERS:6325698-44596-222
SERIAL NUMBER:410-32659
LUCKY NUMBER:4014-236985744-596
WHICH CONSEQUENTLY WON IN THE 2ND CATEGORY.YOU HAVE THEREFORE BEEN
APPROVED
FOR A LUMP SUM PAY OUT OF (850,000.00 EUROS(EIGTH HUNDRED AND FIFTY
THOUSAND
EUROS),IN CASH ACCREDITED FILE NO:LP/26510460037/03.
THIS IS FROM TOTAL CASH PRIZE OF (EURO OF 48,400,00000 FOUTRTY EIGHT
BILLION
EURO) SHARED AMONG THE 22 INTERNATIONAL COUNTRIES IN THIS CATEGORY.ALL
PARTICIPANTS
WERE SELECTED THROUGH A COMPUTER BALLOT SYSTEM DRAWN FROM 25,000 NAMES
FROM
AFRICA,AUSTRALIA,NEW ZEALAND,AMERICA,EUROPE,NORTH AMERICA AND ASIA AS
PART
OF INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS PROGRAM THAT IS CONDUCTED ANNUALLY TO
ENCOURAGE
THE USE OF INTERNET AND INTERNET BASED PROGRAMS.WE ARE DELIGHTED TO
EXPRESS
OUR HEARTFELT CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU.
WE HOPE THAT WITH A FRACTION OF YOUR WINNING MONEY,YOU WILL BE ABLE TO
ASSIST
THE LESS PRIVILEGE IN YOUR SOCIETY AND ALSO PARTICIPATE IN OUR NEXT
YEAR
HIGH STAKES PROMOTIONS OF EURO 100 MILLION INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY.
FOR YOUR INFORMATION ON HOW YOU WILL START THE PROCESSING AND
REMITTANCE
OF YOUR PRIZE MONEY TO YOUR DESIGNATED ACCOUNT OF YOUR CHOICE.
PLEASE CONTACT THE CLAIMMING MANAGER STATED BELOW TO RECEIVE YOUR
WINNING MONEY IMMEDIATELY:

NATIONAL LOTTERY PROMOTIONS/PRIZE GIVING AWARD
12TH.AVENUE KWAME N'KRUMAH,
OUAGADOUGOU,BURKINA-FASO.
NAME:MR.TANJA HAMED
Email: tanja_hamed01@yahoo.com

REMEMBER,ALL PRIZE MONEY MUST BE CLAIMED NOT LATER THAN 15TH,SEPTEMBER
2006.AFTER THIS DURATION,ALL FUNDS WILL BE RETURNED TO THE MINISTRY OF
ECONOMIC
AFFAIRS AS UNCLAIMED.
NOTE: IN ORDER TO AVOID UNNECESSARY DELAYS AND COMPLICATIONS,PLEASE
REMEMBER
TO QUOTE YOUR REFERENCE AND BATCH NUMBERS IN EVERY ONE OF YOUR
CORRESPONDENCES
WITH US OR TO OUR CO-ORDINATE SPONSOR'S BANK SHOULD THERE BE ANY CHANGE
OF YOUR ADDRESS,DO INFORM THE CLAIMMING MANAGER TO PROCESS YOUR
TRANSACTION
AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
!!! CONGRATULATION !!!
CONGRATULATION FROM ALL OUR STAFF AND THANK YOU FOR BEING PART OF OUR
PROMOTIONS PROGRAM.ANY BREACH OF CONFIDENTIALITY ON THE OF THE WINNERS
WILL
RESULT TO DISQUALIFICATION.
WE WISH YOU CONTINUED GOOD FORTUNES.
BEST WISHES
THE MANAGEMENT
LOTTERY ORGANISATION.



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