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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: "richard baloyi" <richardbaloyi888@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 16 Mar 2007 22:26:19 +0000
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS' CONGRATULATIONS' CONGRATULATIONS'

GLOBAL MEGA LOTTERY
Universal Buildiing, 132 - 133 Park Hurst
Balfour - Unite 1440
Johannesburg, Gauteng 2001
SOUTH AFRICA
OMEGA CROSSING.
TEL: 27-83 553 67 93.



Congratulations!

WINNING NOTIFICATION


The Global Mega Lottery Promotion team is proud to inform you that you have
won USD1950,000.00 Why you have won Your E-mail address is one of 200 lucky
Addresses who have won in the weekly Promotion.

See below how to claim your prize.

Details on the Winnings

Your Winning Reference Number is: FLS-ZR39-825P-4

Batch Number: 74-263-BBN.

TICKET NUMBER:100-309-7482

SERAIL NUMBER:513-10

WINNING NUMBERS:02,09,22,23,24,30(05)

Just contact our processing manager below for claiming of your prize and
remember to quote your reference and Batch Number for easy processing of
your prize. That's it!


Just contact our processing Agent below for claiming of your prize and
remember to quote your reference and Batch Number for easy processing of
your prize. That's it!

PRIZE LEGAL CLAIM FORM

REFERENCE NUMBER.

BATCH NUMBER

FULL NAME:

FULL ADDRESS:

OCCUPATION:

COUNTRY:

DATE OF BIRTH:

COPY OF PASSPORT/ I. D.NO :

PHONE AND FAX NUMBER:

BANK ADDRESS:

BANK PHONE AND FAX NUMBER:.

Processing Manager: Mr. Richard Baloyi

TEL: 27-83 553 67 93

EMAIL:(richard_6000baloyi@yahoo.com)

Congratulations again and have a lot of fun. The International Mega
Promotion team

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