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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: Ryan Branson <zalotto2_2010@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Tue, 10 Oct 2006 13:41:23 +0100 (BST)
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS! LOTTERY WINNING NOTIFICATION


Customer Service: 480 NCA1068
Ref: ZAWC/2010/WWW/04
Batch: 14/8052/DC04

Attention 4th Category,

CONGRATULATIONS! LOTTERY WINNING NOTIFICATION

We happily announce to you the draw of the South African 2010 World Cup Sweepstake International /free lotto Promotion Programs held on the 9th Oct 2006 in Zurich, Switzerland. Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: B75904546 220 with Serial number: 60124 drew the winning: 04/07/24/25/40/42
which subsequently won you the lottery in the 4th category.

You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of USD$2,000,000.00(Two Million, United StatesDollars) in cash credited to file ZA/621825/04. This is from a total cash prize of USD$80,000,000(Eighty million, United States Dollars) shared amongst 40(Forty lucky winners in this category world-wide.

Please note that your lucky winning numbers falls within our Afro booklet representative office in Southern Africa as indicated in your play coupon. In
view of this, your winnings of US$2,000,000.00(Two Million, United States Dollars) will be remitted to you in whatever manner you deem fit to claim your
prize.

Our corresponding office/agent in Southern Africa will facilitate the release of your funds as soon as you contact them. All participants were selected through a
computer ballot system drawn and extracted from over 100,000 e-mails ID of individuals and companies on the World Wide Web sites to promote South Africa's 2010 World Cup Award.

For security reasons, you are advised to keep your winning information confidential till your claims is processed and your money remitted to you. This is part of our precautionary measure to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program by some unscrupulous people. PLEASE BE WARNED.

DR, Ryan Branson
OFFICE COORDINATOR
# 25 RICHARDS RYLAAN, AUCKLAND PARK, 0083
P.O. Box 524, AUCKLANDPARK
JOHANNESBURG 2001 ZUID AFRICA
EMAIL:zalotto_2010@yahoo.co.uk


Immediately you read this message for quick and urgent processing and release of our winnings prize money. Please be informed that all winners must claim within
15 days. Always quote your reference/batch numbers in any correspondences with our designated office/agents or us.

Congratulations!
FROM:MRS,KIMAEVE LIOUDMILA.
PROMOTIONAL MANAGER,
ZURICH SWIZERLAND
SWEEPSTAKE LOTTERY PROMOTION PROGRAMS.

YOU ARE ADVICE TO CONTACT THE ABOVE MENTIONED
PERSON (DR, Ryan Branson) FOR URGENT PROCESSING AND TRANSFER OF YOURWINNING PRIZE MONEY THANKS..

Powered, Sponsored and Engineered by CLASSIC F.M AND
SOUTH AFRICA 2010 WORLD-CUP BID
http://www.worldcup-soccer-southafrica.com/,
SWEEPSTAKE INTERNATIONAL http://www.sweepstakes.com/
FREE LOTTO http://www.freelotto.com



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