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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: ONCE LOTTO <once@onceonce.orangehome.co.uk>
Date: Tue, 23 Jan 2007 13:45:16 +0100 (CET)
Subject: ONCE E-MAIL AWARD,CONGRATULATES YOU







ONCE LOTTO PROMO
Desk Of Approval/Game,
Gaming Board Department,

The ONCE email Gaming Board and all the staff of this great company are pleased to inform You that Your email address has won the online lottery draw held.The late release of this result was due to difficulties encountered in sorting out mixed numbers and email addresses.






On behalf of the ONCE Lottery Board,we congratulate You for your email emerging the winner of this draw.Meanwhile,to clarify your doubts on how come you were selected and frequent questions that you may likely ask(HOW DID I ENTER THIS CONTEST???HOW DID YOU GET MY EMAIL ADDRESS???HOW DID I WIN???).The draw was done electronically with a random email device system,this is to enourage the use of internet.Your email address was attached to Reference Number(T25049-S38).This have Qualified You to Claim a Cash Prize Of Six millions euro(6.000,000.00 euros).





To file for your claim,contact the fiduciary agent by phone and email given below. By quoting your Reference number,your full name,address,Country,Telephone,mobile,fax number and occupation. .



ONCE NACIONAL CENTRE
MR.Alexander Gomez
TEL:0034 617 105 218


REPLY TO: oncecentre2007@mixmail.com


web site: http://loteria.com/once.php


N.B keep all lotto information from public to avoid double claims

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