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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: "Mrs lucy Albert" <lucy-o39@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: pbl_briansamuel43@inMail24.com
Date: Mon, 19 Mar 2007 17:40:44 -0400
Subject: CONSULTATION PRIZE WINNER NOTICE

FROM: THE DESK OF THE GROUP CO-ORDINATOR
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRICE AWARD DEPARTMENT.
REF No: EGS/2251256003/02
BATCH NO :10-23-44-72-80
SERIAL NO: MUOTI/82536
TICKET NO: WRNM/SMI/5990
RE: AWARD NOTIFICATION/ FINAL NOTICE:
POWERBALL LOTTERY.
V POWER BALL LOTTERY E-WHEEL E-GAME 2007.
Ref Nr: EGS/2251256003/02
Date: 19Th March 2007.

CONSULTATION PRIZE WINNER NOTICE

Dear Consultation Prize Winner,

We wish to congratulate you over your email success in our computer
balloting sweepstake held on 17TH Febuary 2007. This is an end of the year
bonanza and scientific computer game in which email addresses were used. It
is a promotional program aimed at encouraging internet users,therefore you
do not need to buy ticket to enter for it.You have been approved for the
star prize of £528,000:00 (Five Hundred And Twenty Eight Thousand GBP).

To claim your winning prize you are to contact your appointed agent Brian
Samuel as soon as possible for the immediate release of your winnings:

Brian Samuel
Claim Processing Manager,
E-mail: pbl_briansamuel43@inMail24.com
Tel: +44-703-197-3826

The Validity period of the winnings is for 7 working, hence you are expected
to make your claims immediately, any claim not made before this date will be
returned to European Union Treasury as Unclaimed.

Once again congratulations from all our staffs on your consultation prize
winning, we hope you will part take in our forth coming POWERBALL LOTTO
-wheel Email-games July 2007.

Yours Sincerely,
Mrs Lucy Albert.

(Group -Coordinator)
PowerBall Lottery E-Game 2007.

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