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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: "VODAFONE/MEGA JACKPOT ON-LINE PROMO" <info.vodamega@web.de> (may be fake)
Date: Mon, 5 Mar 2007 09:45:01 +0100
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS!!!

VODAFONE/MEGA JACKPOT ON-LINE PROMO.
22 Garden Close, Stamford,
Lincs, PE9 2YP, London
UNITED KINGDOM.

Customer Service and Logistic Department
Reference No:FL/668530092 Batch No: 452006/14/JKPT06/FL.

We gladly wish to inform you of the draws of the VODAFONE ON-LINE PROMOTION INTERNATIONAL
in conjunction with the National Organising Committee of the MICROSOFT MEGA JACKPOT LOTTO WINNINGS
PROGRAMS held on Thursday,February 22nd 2007.

You along with 57 others were selected winners under draws 6+J promo program.
However, your e-mail address assigned to E-Tag number 193.45.24.02 in the Random Computer Selection System
(RCSS) of email addresses, flagged out the lucky numbers 21-7-14-04-19 and consequently won you the lottery in the 1st category.

CONGRATULATIONS!!!

Please be informed that all participants in this Vodafone promotion program were selected randomly through a computer
ballot system drawn from over 500,000 companies and 50,000,000 individual e-mail addresses.This Vodafone promotion is
Organised by the host country in collaboration with MMJLWP . Funds for the draws have been contributed by the major sponsors of the games which include Adidas, Hyundai, Fuji-Film, MasterCard, Gillette, Coca-cola, Continental, Toshiba, Lycos, McDonald's and a host of others. Due to possible mix up of some numbers and email contacts, we ask that you keep this award 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.

With respect to the above, you have therefore been approved for payment of Six Hundred and Fifty
Thousand United States Dollar (US$650.000.00 )with the File No:LP/26510460037/02.
This is from a total cash Price of 9 million United States Dollars(US$9,000,000.00) shared among the ten international
winners in the 1st category.

To begin the claim processing of your Price you are to contact the
fiduciary agent stated below: Mr.FREEMAN RICHARD.
Email: warmheritage@yahoo.co.uk

NOTE: He is your agent, and responsible for the processing and
payment/transfer of your winnings to you.
YOUR SECURITY CODE NUMBER IS V-3965-OP?57/C1 (keep personal) Remember, your winning must be claimed not later than 30th March 2007.

In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please remember
to Quote your referenceand batch numbers in every one of your correspondence.Furthermore,
should there be any change of your address, do inform your fiduciary agent as soon as possible.
Accept my hearty congratulations once again!

Sincerely,

Franz Beckenbauer
President local organising committee


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