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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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Fraud email example:

From: "draws" <powerballdraws22@myway.com>
Date: Sat, 11 Nov 2006 04:09:26 -0500 (EST)
Subject: NOTICE...CONGRATULATIONS!!!! 2006



NOTICE...CONGRATULATIONS!!!! 2006
Lucky Winner,
NOTICE...CONGRATULATIONS!!!!FROM THE OFFICE OF THE VICE PRESIDENT POWERBALL EURO E-MAIL INTERNATIONALPROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPT
BATCH NO: PTP/31211214257/190888/2202 REF. NO: PTP/21449267220/255100//2202
WINNING NOTIFICATION / FINAL NOTICE...CONGRATULATIONS!!!!
This is to inform you of the release of the E-MAIL LOTTERY BALLOT INTERNATIONAL/WORLD GAMING BOARD. Your e-mail address attached to ticket number 219028657434 with Serial number 918735625 drew the lucky numbers of 21-70-81-82-99, which consequently won the lottery in the 1st category.
You have therefore been approved for a lump sum payment of 1,000,000.00euros only, which is deposited with the United Kingdom Clearing house in your favor as beneficiary and covered with HIGH INSURANCE POLICY. It is important that keep your winning confidential to avoid people garnering your information and subsequently making claim with your winning paraphernalia information, POWERBALL EURO E-MAIL INTERNATIONAL will decline payment if such irregularity occurs.
All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from only Microsoft users from over 20,000.00 companies and 3,000,000.00 individual email addresses and names from all over the world. To begin your lottery claim, please contact our agent below that have been appointed for the processing of your claim with your contact telephone and fax number to begin the processing of your payment.
ELIGIBILITY:
This promotion is offered only electronically via the Internet and is open to all persons from age 18 years and above with a valid email address and who live in any of the aforementioned countries. This promotion is void in all other countries and is also void where prohibited.Principals and employees of POWERBALL EURO E-MAIL INTERNATIONAL Promos and its respective Parents, subsidiaries and their immediate families are not eligible.
CLAIMS PROCEDURES:
It is our standard practice to allocate accredited agents for the processing of claims application. It is even more imperative for overseas winners. To begin your claims therefore,you are advised as a matter of urgency, to contact the under listed licensed and accreditedclaims agent for the processing of your prize awards winning. Please contact the clearing house(through your claims agent only) the body assigned with the verification of all emergent winner. Therefore all protocols laid down by them must be followed to facilitate your claims;
CONTACT NAME: ZAPPAITE FINBAH
CITY/ COUNTRY: LONDON, ENGLAND.
TELEPHONE: +4470 1112 1986
FAX: 44-8717155326
EMAIL: powerballagent_0061@yahoo.gr
(A) Being one of the lucky winners, you constitute entrant's full and unconditional agreement to and acceptance of our terms and conditions of claims to avoid any discrepancy in the cause of payment of your prize awards winning.
(B) To avoid double claims, you are advised to keep your winningdetails very confidential, as any discrepancies resulting from a breach of this confidentiality on the part of the winners will be covered solely by such winner as our staffs are bound by the oath of secrecy taken on employment.Congratulations again from all our staffs and thank you for being part of our Promotions program.
Sincerely,
Margaret Ferguson
Co-ordinator.
NB: PLEASE SEE THAT YOU QUOTE YOUR REF AND BATCH NUMBERS IN YOURCorrespondence TO YOUR CLAIMS AGENT.

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