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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: "LOTTERY ANNOUNCEMENT" <nllee2006@hotmail.com>
Date: Sat, 09 Dec 2006 10:13:46 +0100
Subject: MICROSOFT WINNING NOTIFICATION

Microsoft 
OVERSEAS SUBSCRIBERS AGENTS
END OF YEAR  PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT
20 Howard Barking London, 7UA11G
UNITED KINGDOM
(Customer's Service Center)
Ref Number: MSN/231OXI/04
Batch Number: 12L/2005/04
ATTENTION:WINNING RESULT/ AWARD NOTIFICATION
This is to announce to you the result of the MICROSOFT  PROMOTIONS held  on the  9th of  December 2006 in ENGLAND AND WALES . Your e-mail address attached to ticket number 5224652456UT with serial number 5388/02, batch number 12L/2005/04, lottery ref number MSN/231OXI/04 and drew lucky numbers
                                                        06 - 13 - 17 - 23 -32 - 43  bonus ball  49 
which subsequently won you the lottery in the 2nd category i.e match 5 plus bonus. you have therefore been approved for a lump sum payout of ₤850,000(Eight hundred and fifty thousand pounds sterling)in cash credited to file KLTT/KTU/2005ETN.This is from a total cash prize of ₤8.5 Million pounds sterlings, shared amongst the first TEN (10) lucky winners in this second category.   CONGRATULATIONS!!!
==================================================================================
Due to mix up of some numbers and names, we ask that you keep your winning information confidential until your claims has been processed and your money remitted to you. This is part of our security Protocol to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program by some unscrupulous elements. The Lottery Draw facility uses special software to generate over 40,000 companies and 20,000,000 individual email addresses from all over the world at random. The ball sets and machines are tested by independent bodies in order to ensure that they all operate in a random fashion and that they act in a similar manner. Statisticians regularly check the draw history and test the data for signs of bias.
To file for your claim, please contact our fiduciary agent:
Mr. JOHN IRWIN
Divider
FIDUCIARY AGENT
E-Mail: 
agentirwin@yahoo.com
Tel:+447011139593
Remember, all winning in this second category must be claimed not later than 31st of  December 2006. After this date all unclaimed funds will be included in the next stake. Please note in order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications please remember to quote your reference number and batch numbers in all correspondence. Furthermore, should there be any change of address do inform our agent as soon as possible.
Congratulations once more from our members and staff and thank you for being part of our promotional program. Note that you must contact your fidiciary agent within one week of receipt of this notice.
Note: Anybody under the age of 18 is automatically disqualified.
Sincerely,
MRS. MAGRET SPENCER
Co-ordinator
Online Promotions Unit

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