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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: "Claim's Officer Acculotto" <infobang.acculotto@web.de>
Date: Wed, 21 Feb 2007 18:26:50 +0100
Subject: Annual Premium !!!


Annual Premium !!!A.C.I Headquarters Euro-Afro-Asian Sweepstake Award Department Madrid, Spain. Ref:ALI/309V/06 Batch Number:09/W678/06 21th February, 2007 www.acculotto.com [http://www.acculotto.com/] We are pleased to announce to you the result of the Euro-Afro-Asian Sweepstake program held in Madrid. Your email address attached to ticket number 56714527/06 with the serial number AL234 and batch number 7888/06/ES and Reference number ES009345W drew the lucky number 31-6-26-13-35-7 which subsequently won in the 3rd category of this years program. You have therefore been approved of the lump sum of one hundred and fifty thousand euros(150.000.00euros),insured and credited to security file number KPC/9118308/06. For the immediate commen cement of the release of your award to you,you are advised to make immediate contact with the claims manager with the below given contact details Name: Dr. Dennis Ricky Email:acculotto_info12@sify.com Tel: ++34 658 168 113 You will be sent a cl
aims verification form for the formalisation of the transfer of your award. Note that participant were selected randomly from World Wide Web Site through computer draw system extracted from over 100,000 emails of individuals and companies. This program takes place annually. For security reasons you are advised to keep your winning information confidential until your claim is processed and your award transferred to you. This is part of our security protocols to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program by some unscrupulous elements. Please be warned. To avoid unecessary delays and complications do quote your security file number in all correspondence. We thank you for being a part of our promotional program and Congratulations from all members and staffs of our company. Yours faithfully, Mrs. Morgan Williams For Claims Manager



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