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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: "infolisat@infolisanet.com" <infolisat@infolisanet.com>
Date: Mon, 19 Mar 2007 17:58:33 +0100
Subject: YOUR EMAIL HAVE WON:CONTACT CLAIM OFFICE

YOUR EMAIL HAVE WON:CONTACT CLAIM OFFICE

Dear sir/madam,

We are happy to inform you that you have emerged a winner
under the First Category, which is part of our promotional
draws. The draws is officially announced today 19th of
March,2007.You have therefore been awarded alump
sum pay out of 1,000,000(One Million Euros), which is the
winning payout for Category A winners.

NOTE: For easy reference and identification,find below your
Reference and Batch numbers. Remember to quote these
numbers in yourcorrespondence with your claims Department.

REFERENCE NUMBER: LSLUK/2031/8161/04
BATCH NUMBER: 14/011/IPD

Please contact microsoftclaim department immediately for due
processing and remittance of your prize money to a
designated account of your choice:

CONTACT MICROCLAIM DEPT. FOR PROCESSING.

Dr Michael Van Beaker
Tel.:0031-619703869
Fax: 0031-847522118.
Email: microintel20@aim.com
Email: microintel20@netscape.net

Sincerely Yours,
Mrs Betty Rice

PROMOTION CORDINATOR
N.B: Any breach of confidentiality on the part of the
winners will result to disqualification. Contact your
claim department immediately.



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