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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: "FREE AWARDS TO AMERICA AND SPAIN" <infocontracts@web.de> (may be fake)
Date: Sun, 19 Nov 2006 22:49:51 +0100
Subject: ATTENTION: YOU HAVE WON A FREE HOLIDAYS AWARD TO AMERICA AND
SPAIN

NTERNATIONAL TOURIST
BUREAU.BERLIN GERMANY
E:MAIL : inter_touristb@web.de
DIRECTOR BUßMANN WOLFGANG


23.11.06

SIR/MADAM
THE DIRECTOR GENERAL OF THE INTERNATIONAL TOURIST BUREAU GERMANY HERR BUßMANN WOLFGANG
IS HAPPY TO PUBLICH THE RESULT OF THE INTERNATIONAL TOURIST HOLIDAYS AWARD:
YOU ARE A WINNER AS A RESULT OF THE RANDOM SELECTION OF E: MAIL ADDRESSES.

FIVETY E:MAIL ADDRESSES WERE RANDOMLY SELCETED FOR THE PRESELECTION
BUT ONLY 15 ADDRESSES HAVE BEEN RESELECTED FOR THIS AWARD.
YOUR E;MAIL ADDRESS HAS BEEN SELECTED,THIS QUALIFIES YOU FOR THE INTERNATIONAL TOURIST
AWARD TO NEW YORK (UNITED STATES OF AMERICA) AND MALLORCA (SPAIN)
ALL WINNERS WILL BE GIVEN A FREE FIRST CLASS TICKET TO UNITED STATES FOR 7 DAYS IN A
5 STAR HOTEL AND A FREE FIRST CLASS
TICKET TO MALLORCA SPAIN IN A 5 STAR HOTEL RESPECTIVELY
YOUR BALLOT NUMBER IS /555/0259/9133/06. THIS NUMBER SHOULD BE KEPT PRIVATE FROM
THE PUBLIC AS THE MANAGEMENT DECLINES ANY RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY UNFORSEEN MIX-UP
YOUR E;MAIL N? NOVEMBER-0036-111-541-006

YOUR CONFIRMATION NUMBER IS 555/0562/006. ALL PERSONAL NUMBERS SHOULD BE
KEPT PRIVATE AND BE USED IN SUBSIQUENT PROCEDURES.

EACH WINNER MUST CONTACT THE INTERNATIONAL TOURIST BUREAU FOR THE CLAIM OF THE
NECESSARY CODES WHICH ENABLES THE WINNERS TO SECURE THEIR AWARDS

THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION IS REQUIRED

FULL NAMES.................................................
DATE AND PLACE OF BIRTH....................................

CONTACT ADDRESS............................................
OCCUPATION.................................................
.............................................
PHONE NUMBER...............................................

PHOTOCOPY OF IDENTIFICATION PAPERS

NATIONALITY...............................................
BALLOT NUMBER.............................................

E;MAIL NUMBER.............................................
CONFIRMATION NUMBER.......................................



PLEASE SUMMIT THE ABOVE INFORMATION TO THE SECRETARY INTERNATIONAL

TOURIST BUREAU GERMANY : winners_confirmation@web.de

ALL WINNERS MUST CLAIM THEIR INTERNATIONAL TOURIST BUREAU SECOND
CONFIRMATION NUMBER BEFORE THE 30TH OF NOVEMBER 2006 OR WILL
BE DISQUALIFIED FOR THE INTERNATIONAL TOURIST TOUR

THANKS
DIRECTOR GENERAL
BUßMANN WOLFGANG



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