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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: "WINNING NOTIFCATION" <acculottnl@yahoo.de>
Date: Thu, 21 Dec 2006 12:50:26 +1000
Subject: YOU ARE A WINNER

A.C.I Headquarters
Euro-Afro-Asian Sweepstake
Award Department
Holland Netherlands.
Ref: ALI/309V/06
Batch Number: 07/W768/06
15th December, 2006
www.acculotto.com


We are pleased to announce to you the result of the Euro-Afro-Asian
Sweepstake program held in Holland Netherlands.
Your email address attached to ticket number 71456527/06 with the serial
number AL434 and batch number 7888/06/ES and Reference number ES009345W drew
the lucky number 31-6-26-13-35-7 which subsequently won in the 3rd category
of this year’s program.
You have therefore been approved of the lump sum of $1.500.000.00 US
Dollars (ONE MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND United States dollars) insured
and credited to security file number KPC/9118308/06.

For the immediate commen cement of the release of your award to you, you
are advised to make immediate contact with the claims manager with the below
given contact details

Name: Dr. Dennis Schafer
Email: acculott@aim.com
Tel: +31 619 118 054
Fax: +31-84-737-2956

You are also advice to provide him with the following information:
Names:
Telephone/Fax number:
Nationality:
Age:

NOTE: All winnings must be claimed not later than 14 days, thereafter
unclaimed funds would be included in the next stake.

You will be sent a claims verification form for the formalisation of the
transfer of your award.
Note that participant were selected randomly from World Wide Web Site
through computer draw system extracted from over 100,000 emails of
individuals and companies. This program takes place annually.

For security reasons you are advised to keep your winning information
confidential until your claim is processed and your award transferred to
you. This is part of our security protocols to avoid double claiming and
unwarranted abuse of this program by some unscrupulous elements. Please be
warned.

To avoid unnecessary delays and complications do quote your security file
number in all correspondence.

We thank you for being a part of our promotional program and
Congratulations from all members and staffs of our company.

Yours faithfully,
Mrs. Morgan Williams
For Claims Manager

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