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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: "Matt Francis" <royal-peak@royalpeak-raffledraw.com>
Date: Fri, 13 Oct 2006 07:16:22 +0000
Subject: RAFFLE DRAW WINNER

ROYAL PEAK RAFFLE DRAW
47 BLOOM STREET
GREATER MANCHESTER
M60 8HA, UNITED KINGDOM

Dear Prize Winner,

We are please to announce you as one of the three (3) lucky winners in the
ROYAL PEAK RAFFLE DRAW held on 7TH of OCTOBER 2006. All three(3) winning
email addresses were selected randomly from over One Million (1,000,000)
email addresses. Your email address emerged alongside 2 others as a 3rd
category winner in this month's draw.
Consequently, you have therefore been approved for a total pay out of "One
million two hundred thousand pounds only" (£1,200,000). Find below your
winning details required for the claims of your prize:

(i) Raffle numbers: 03-08-17-24-31-38
(ii) Serial number: 004-4096
(iii) Draw number: 00906/03B

Please contact the underlisted Accounts division as soon as possible for the
immediate release of your winnings:

Mr. Ashley Turner
Account Division
STERLING MERCHANT BANK
Email: accountmanager@st-merchantbank.com
Tele/Fax: +44 7005942213

To avoid delay in your claims process, we ask that you keep your Winning
information confidential during claims process. This is part of our security
protocol to avoid double claiming and gratuitous abuse of this program by
some participant.


On behalf of all our staff, CONGRATULATIONS!!!

Sincerely,

Mr. Matt Francis
Raffle Manager
Tel: +44 7011132513
Fax: +44 7005803068


N.B:
1.All claims are nullified after 10 working days from date of receipt of
notification by email.
2.You will require a financial obligation for the insurance of your prize.
3.Inform STERLING MERCHANT BANK of any change of names or addresses.
4.All winners under the age of 18 are automatically dis-qualified.
5.Please do not reply to this email AS IT WAS SENT FOR A MAIL SERVER AND IS
UNATTENDED TO, immediately contact STERLING MERCHANT BANK by their fax or
email.
_______________________________________________________________________

ROYAL PEAK RAFFLE DRAW Awards is proudly sponsored by financial Corp's and a
conglomeration of other international companies. Royal Peak Raffle draw is
held monthly, and is organized to encourage the use of the internet and
computers worldwide. We are proud to say that over 200 Million Pounds are
won annually in more than 150 countries worldwide. We also encourage you to
visit our website and take your chance to play and become part of our
monthly winners. Millions are won on a monthly basis on one of the world's
most famous raffle draw.



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