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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: "loteria once" <loteriaonce88@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: vartconsultant@aim.com
Date: Sat, 23 Dec 2006 13:37:58 +0100
Subject: PROMOTION/PRIZE AWARD DEPT.

PROMOTION/PRIZE AWARD DEPT.
OFFICIAL PRIZE NOTIFICATION
http://loteria.com/once.php


We are pleased to inform you of the result of the just concluded annual
final draws held on (21th December, 2006) by ONCE Your email was among
the 6 Lucky winners who won 1,000,000.00 (One Million EUROS) each in the
ONCE PROMO.

Consequently, you have therefore been approved a MEGA JACK POT of
€1,000,000.00 Euro (One Million, Euro) only.

The following particulars are attached to your lotto payment order:
(i) Result winning numbers 2-5-0-4-9
(ii) Email ticket number: FL754/22/76
(iii) Lotto code number: PDP98643JK
(iv) The file Ref number: LV/07/02955166/SU

To immediately claim your prize, contact the claim/paying Bank below.
VART CLAIM AGENCY S.L
MR. ALEX DIMAS
CLAIM SUPERVISOR
Calle Leganés 18B
28033- Madrid
TEL: 0034 692 957 743
EMAIL: vartclaimagency@aim.com

The above named Agency will assist you in the processing and remittance of
your prize funds. Note that all claims must be made before the 30th of
December 2006 and after this date if you do not contact and process your
winning prize, all funds will be returned as unclaimed.
The selection process was carried out through random selection in our
computerized email selection machine.
Due to possible mix up of some numbers and email contacts, we ask that you
keep this ward strictly from public notice until your claim has been
processed and your money remitted.
This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming or
unscrupulous acts by some participants of this program.
When contacting him, you are also advised to provide him with the under
listed information as soon as possible:
CLAIMS REQURIEMENTS:
1. Name in full
2. Address
3. Nationality
4. Age
5. Sex
6. Occupation
7. Phone/Fax
8. Present Country
Accept our hearty congratulations once again!

Best Regard
MRS JACKLIN WILLIAMS,
Promotion Management

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