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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: green@greengreen1.orangehome.co.uk
Date: Tue, 16 Jan 2007 13:12:41 +0100 (CET)
Subject: congrats!


Dear Winner,

(Batch # UML010/C2)
(Ref. # 428/77/UML)

We are pleased to announce you one of the ten lucky winners in the
lucky day
Lotto draw held yesterday 15-01-2007 .All ten winning Addresses were randomly
selected
from a batch of
fifty thousand international Email addresses. Your email address emerged
alongside nine
others
as category two Winners
in this year's Annual lucky day Lotto Draw.
Consequently, you have therefore been approved for a total pay out of
5oo,ooo.oo(five hundred thousand euros) only..

Contact the under listed claims officer via email
as soon as possible for the immediate release of your winnings.

Mrs. Frana Van dijk
Complete Solutions Ltd

Email-
comsolut@aim.com
NB:
Your fund is currently deposited with the paying Bank.
Your ref and batch numbers as stated above, are the key to your winning.Please keep it safe and
handy as you make contact to claim your prize.

Winners are advised also to keep this award confidential until prize are
claimed to avert the incidence of impersonation by unscrupulous elements. Please note also that all claims are
nullified after 20 working days from today, 16-01-2007.

Once again on behalf of all our staff.

CONGRATULATIONS!!!

Sincerely,
Paul Green
Promotions Manager
The Lucky day Lotto Company

The Lucky day Lotto Awards is proudly sponsored by the Microsoft
Corporation, the Intel Group, Toshiba, Dell Computers,Mackintosh and a
Conglomeration of other international IT companies.

The Lucky day lotto Internet Draw is held once in a year.It is so
organized to encourage the use of The Internet and computers worldwide
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CONFIDENTIAL * This email is intended for and confidential to the named recipient. If you have received a copy in error, please accept our apologies and destroy it. You may not use or disclose the contents of this e-mail to anyone, not take copies of it. The only copies permitted are to be made by the named recipient and for the purpose of completing successful electronic transmission to the named recipient and then only on condition that these copies, with this notice attached, are kept confidential until destruction.
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Luckyday lotto incoperation,The Netherlands
Paul Green OBE DL PW George SD Masters AW Livesley SJ Pumfrey JM Calnan KH Larkman PM Hoddell BR Ballard KW Goddard DK Wybar PC Allen T Ogle DJ Cammack MJ Hopkins DJ Wisbey SJ Loome CL Read TJ Seath Consultants: AH Frost DL Colthorpe BDHC Ris - EA Peel Director of Finance: L Pisano Director of Personnel: S Tarbin

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