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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: "Japan Email Lotto Programme" <jpelopr@excite.com>
Date: Sat, 24 Mar 2007 23:30:09 +0300
Subject: Japan Email Lotto Programme

Award Department.
Japan Email Lotto Programme
4-9 Hirakawa-cho, 2-chome
Chiyoda-ku, 102 Tokyo .
Japan .

Attn:-Winner,

We are pleased to inform you of the release of the long awaited results of the LAKEFIELDS INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY PROMOTIONS and JAPAN EMAIL LOTTO lottery programmes draws held on the 17th March, 2007.You were entered unaware as an independent participants with: Ticket Number: 719-226-1319 with Serial Number-902-66.Your email address attached to Lucky Draw number: 5, 12, 30, 11, 17,-43 with Bonus number 25 which consequently won the LAKEFIELDS INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY PROMOTIONS and JAPAN EMAIL LOTTO lottery in the 3rd category.

You have been approved for a payment of the sum US$1,500,000(One Million, Five Hundred Thousand U.S.Dollars.) in cash credited to file Reference number:LIP/JEL/BCC 00078653. This is from a total cash prize of US$15,000,000.00{Fifteen Million U.S. Dollars} shared among the ten International winners in the 3rd categories. All participants were randomly selected through a computer ballot system drawn from 25,000 names of email users around the world, as part of their yearly international promotion program ,this programme is sponsored by the conglomeration of multi national Companies in Japan and Computer Hardware and Software manufacturers worldwide.

Due to mix up of some names and addresses, we urge you to keep this winning personal and discreet until your claims have been processed and your funds remitted to you, this is part of our security measures to avoid double claiming or unwarranted abuse of the system by other participants or impersonators. Your lucky Draw number fell under our European coupon booklet, thus your winning prize sum is now deposited in a special account with the OFFICIAL approved European Bank based in Holland-Netherlands- Bank-POST BANK NL. To begin your claim, DO NOT contact us, instead contact the approved paying bank as they will guide you step by step until your winning prize is paid to you.

H.V.Boer.
Processing Department
Post Bank NL
Centurion Bouwmeestraat 123, 1065 BB Amsterdam - Netherlands .
Web-Site:-www.postbank.nl
Email address:-hvbpostbanknl@aol.com
Fax:-++31-847-186-242

Also give him the following information:-

YOUR FULL NAMES:-
CONTACT STREET ADDRESS:-
TELEPHONE NUMBERS-OFFICE/MOBILE:-
FAX NUMBER:-
OCCUPATION:-
YOUR AGE:-
REF Number:LIP/JEL/BCC 00078653.
BATCH No: -LIP/ JEL /98657/ BCC

Your security file number is LIP/JEL2090/WIN/20067(keep personal).Remember, your winning must be claimed not later than 15th April, 2007.Failure to claim your winning prize will obviously mean that your winning prize will be re-staked in our next lottery draws,so ensure that the needful is done now and quickly too. Once again, accept our profound and sincere congratulations on your winning.
Yours Sincerely,
{Online Co-Ordinator}
Ms.Mary Jan Kurt
{online Co-ordinator}

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