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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 NOTIFICATION DEPARTMENT UK WND" <w_n_dept31@hotmail.com>
Date: Sat, 26 Aug 2006 18:07:05 +0000
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS;YOU HAVE WON THE MSN AWARD!!! OPEN PAGE AND SEE DETAILS

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                                    BONUS
WINNING NOTIFICATION DEPT
MSN-AWARD LOTTERY PROGRAMM
United Kindom ,61-70
Southampton Row
Bloomsbury London                          WINNER NO 4
United Kingdom WC 1B 4AR.             
26th 0f August 2006                   
Ref: MS-475061723             Batch: 744RT/MSN/UK
 
We the MSN MANAGEMENT WORLDWIDE are pleased to inform you  today been the 26th of August  of  winners of our annual MSN-AWARD  LOTTERY PROGRAMM conducted in UNITED KINGDOM  on the 20th of August .
 
Your Personal E-mail address or Company email is attached to WINNER NO4, with serial number:7741137002 ,drew the lucky numbers :6-9-11-33-36-49-29 , Batch No: 744RT/MSN/UK  which consequently won in the 3rd lottery category.  You have therefore been approved for lump sums pay  of  500,000.00 pounds ( Five hundred thounsand pounds) in cash ,Credited to file REF NO:MS_475061723 .
 
This is from the total prize money of  20,000,000.00 Pounds which is to be shared among the forty national winners in categories C . 
All participants in this lottery program were selected randomly through our MSN Computer Ballot System, drawn from 85.000.000 email addresses   from all search engines.Your e-mail address was picked by the automated MSN Computer Ballot System, which has been programed for this random selection.
 
This has eventually qualified you for the Winning.This promotional program takes place annually, and is promoted and sponsored by MSN Company ,eminent personalities of hotmail  and msn users,with the support of  British/European corporate companies and organizations to encourage the use of Internet and computers worldwide .
 
In view of this, your  prize  500,000.00 Pounds  would be released to you by Our  Prize Payment Manager (DR.TIMOTHY LANDON). He will immediately commence the process ,to facilitate the release of your lucky won prize as soon as you contact  him for the claim of your lucky prize.
 
You are to keep your ref. number and batch number from the public, until you have received your cash prize  . This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming and the act of scamming /hacking people of their ref number and prizes. We hope you will emerge a winner in our next year MSN AWARD high  stake prize of  1,000.000.00 pounds.  
 
You are advised  contact our  Prize Processing  Manager by means of email  or phone  with the below  contact info within the hour of reading this winning notification.
 
DR.TIMOTHY LANDON
Prize Payment Authority
Prize Processing Manager
MSN-Award  Lottery Promotion.
Tel:  +447024082496,+447031822152
FAX: 44709-2873844,44709-2873187
 
When you contact him for payment(Timothy Landon) furninsh him with the following details for the issue of your WINNING CERTIFICATE/PAYMENT
 
(1)Full Name(2) Country (3)Date Of Birth(4) Occupation        (5) Home/Moblie Phone(6)Internetional Passport Or Driving Licence
 
Note that  all prize money must be claimed not later than one month of notification . All funds not Claimed on or before the fixed date will be returned as Unclaimed Prize and donated to The Charity Organization (Motherless Babies Home) and please be aware that our Paying Authority will Effect Payment Swiftly upon satisfactory Report,Verifications and validation provided by our prize processing officer.
 
NOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please remember to quote your reference and batch numbers in all correspondences with our payment  officer.
 
Congratulations, once more from the entire Management and Staffs of MSN COMPANY  to all our  lucky winners of this year.                                                                      
 
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Robert Montaomery
Chairman of board of directors
 
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Dr.Tom Mohr
President
 
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Dr.Mrs Hilary Schneider
Lottery Co-ordinator
 
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Mrs.Sue Clark-Johnson
Financial Secretary
 
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Dr.Timothy Landon
Prize Processing Manager
 


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