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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: "ANUAL PROMOTIONAL PROGRAMME MSN" <msnprog002@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 04 Jan 2007 19:20:25 +0000
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS;YOU HAVE WON THE MSN ANNUAL AWARD 2007!!!OPEN PAGE FOR DETAILS

 
Providian, Providing More
Back to MSN
  
                                                                                Yahoo! UK & Ireland                                                 
P O Box 1010
Liverpool, L70 1NL
UNITED KINGDOM
(Customer Services)
Date: 4th January, 2007
WINNING NOTIFICATION
 
Ref: 475061723
Batch: 70564702/188

 
                                 MSN ANNUAL PROMOTIONAL AWARD


Dear Winner,

We happily announce to you the draw (#996) of the MSN ANNUAL PROMOTIONAL AWARD, online Sweepstakes International program held 1st January, 2007.Your e-mail address attached to ticket number:47061725 07056490902 with serial number 7741137002 drew the lucky number
 Ball number 19 Ball number 22 Ball number 30 Ball number 35Ball number 44 Ball number 48, Bonus  Ball Bonus Ball number 3 which subsequently won you the Award in the 2nd category i.e match 20 plus bonus.
You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of £ 500,000.00 ( Five Hundred Thousand Pounds) in cash credited to file ILP/HW 47509/02 .
 
This is from a total cash prize of £ 10,000,000.00 shared amongst the first five (20) lucky winners in this category i.e Match 20 plus bonus.
 
All participants for the online version were selected randomly from World Wide Web sites through computer draw system and extracted from over 100,000 unions, associations and corporate bodies that are listed online, this promotion takes place weekly.
 
Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our European electronical computer, representative office in UK,in  view of this, your £ 500,000.00 (Five Hundred Thousand Pounds) would be released to you by any of our payment offices.
 
Our European agent will immediately commence the process to facilitate the release of your funds as soon as you contact him.
 
For security reasons, you are advised to keep your winning information confidential your claims will be processed and your money will be remitted to you in whatever manner you deem fit to claim your prize.
 
This is part of our precautionary measure to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program.
 
Please be warned.To file for your claim, please contact our claims agent with the bellow information:
 
Overseas Claims Unit
Universal Lottery Fiduciary
Dr, Rowland Culverton
Email:claims_award_unit@yahoo.co.uk

Telephone:+447031834901
Fax: +447092874237.
 
When contacting the claims unit for payment, furninsh him with the following details for the issue of your WINNING CERTIFICATE/PAYMENT.
 
(1)Full Name (2) Nationality (3)Date Of Birth (4) Occupation (5) Home/Moblie Phone (6)International Passport Or Driving Licence (7) Sex (8) Marital Status (9) Batch Number (10) reference numbers.
 
Our European agent will immediately commence your processing to facilitate the release of your funds as soon as you contact him. You may wish to establish contact via e-mail with your particulars.
 
Our winners are assured of the utmost standards of confidentiality, and
press anonymity until the end of proceedings, and beyond where they so
desire. Be further advised to maintain the strictest level of
confidentiality until the end of proceedings to circumvent problems
associated with fraudulent claims.
We have millions of pounds in unclaimed prizes
Goodluck from me, members of staff, and our sponsorers yahoo UK & Ireland, Microsoft window, MSN.
 
Yours faithfully,
 
Brian Hunt
Online coordinator for MSN PROMO AWARD
Sweepstakes International Program.
Open 7 days 8am-8pm.           An Eynsham Mother Scooped an award.
British Flag                          Charmaine Collins    
                                        
 
One of the logos of Microsoft Windows, the Company's best-known product.
You must be 16 or over to play or claim a prize
 
 
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