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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: tela robert <telarobert002@web.de>
Date: Sun, 17 Dec 2006 12:01:24 +0100
Subject: SPECIAL WINNING NOTIFICATION




*From: "PROMOTIONS MANAGER"<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p>*

*Subject: WINNING NOTIFICATION.<o:p></o:p>*

*Date: 14 DEC 2006 12:11:57 +0000<o:p></o:p>*

*<o:p> </o:p>*

*<o:p> </o:p>*

* MTN-MEGA-MILLION END YEAR LOTTERY 2006<o:p></o:p>*

* <o:p></o:p>*

* SPECIAL WINNING NOTIFICATION <o:p></o:p>*

*<o:p> </o:p>*

* We are delighted to inform you of your prize release on the 14 of DECEMBER 2006 from the AUSTRALIAN International Lottery program held in <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /><st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">SOUTH AFRICA</st1:place></st1:country-region> by South African leading lottery organization (MTN-MEGA-MILLION). Your email address was attached on ticket number; 47061725 07056490902 serial number 7741137002. It was not an individual lotto playing, but the computer itself picked out from all over the world. 2,000.000 email addresses was selected and picked from the Internet, so those email addresses of Participants that was selected and picked from the internet were again selected through a computer ballot system drawn from among the 2,000,000 email addresses of individuals and companies from all part of the world, this is called the computer ballot.<o:p></o:p>*

*<o:p> </o:p>*

*THE PROGRAM WAS HELD BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN LEADING LOTTERY ORGANIZATION,<o:p></o:p>*

*<o:p> </o:p>*

*This batch draws the lucky numbers as follows 5-13-33-37-42 bonus number 17, which consequently won the lottery in the second category. You hereby qualified as one of the winners and have been approved a lump sum pay of US$ 1,750,000.00<o:p></o:p>*

*(ONE MILLION SEVEN HUNHRED AND FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS) in cash credit file ref: ILP/HW 47509/02 from the total cash prize of US28,000,000.00 shared among sixteen lucky winners in this category. <o:p></o:p>*

*<o:p> </o:p>*

*FOR MORE ENQUIRIES AND INFORMATION <o:p></o:p>*

*<o:p> </o:p>*

*This Lottery was promoted and sponsored by a conglomerate of some multinational companies as part of their social responsibility to the citizens in the communities where they have operational base. Further more; you have to note that this program is strongly behind FIFA SUPPORT AFRICAN TEAM, to create awareness for the coming 2010 world Cup, which is to be host by South Africa. <o:p></o:p>*

*<o:p> </o:p>*

*YOUR WINNING PRIZE WILL BE RELEASED FROM THIS REGIONAL BRANCH OFFICE IN <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">JOHANNESBURG</st1:place></st1:City

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