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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: "AUSTRALIAN LOTTERY" <aulot43@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 10 Apr 2007 13:56:29 +0000
Subject: CONGRATULION YOUR EMAIL ADDRESSES HAVE WON $250,000.00USD

FROM DESK OF THE VICE PRESIDENT INTERNATIONAL
PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARDSDEPARTMENT AUSTRALIAN
INTERNATIONAL SWEEPSTAKE LOTTERY COPORATION;

DATE:10/4/2007
REF NUMBER:575061725
BATCHNUMBER:8056490902/188
WINNING NUMBER:KB8701/LPRC
CONGRATULATION!CONGRATULATION!! CONGRATULATION!!!

Dear Sir/Madam,
We are delighted to inform you of your prize release
on the 1st of Apreil 2007 from the AUSTRALIA
NTERNATIONAL LOTTERY PROGRAMME,Which is fully based on
an electronic selection of winners using their e-mail
addresses,Your name was attached to
ticket number; number;575061725 8056490902 serial
number 6741137002.

This batch draws the lucky numbers as follows
4-13-33-37-42bonus number 17,which consequently won
the lottery in the second category. you have been
approved a lump sum pay of US$250,000.00 (TWO HUNDRED
FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS) incash credit file ref: ILP/HW
47509/02 from the total cash prize shared amongst
eight lucky winners in 2nd category.

All participant were selected through computer
balloting system drawn form Nine hundred thousand
E-mail addresses from canada,Australia, United
States,Asia,Europe,Middle East,Africa and Oceania as
part of our international promotions program which is
conducted anually.This Lottery was promoted and
sponsored by a conglomerate of some
international companies as part of their social
responsibility to the citizens in the communities
where they have operational base.

Furthermore your detail (e-mail address) falls within
our Nigeria representative office in Africa as
indicated in your play coupon and your prize of
US$250,000.00 will be released to you from this
regional branch office in NIGERIA.We hope with part of
your prize,you will participate in our end of year
high stakes for US$1.3 Billion international draw.

HOW TO CLAIM YOUR PRIZE: Simply contact our fiducial
agent MR.MARK HUGGARD
Email:paymentdivisioncentre_12@yahoo.co.uk To file for
your claim.Please quote your reference, batch and
winning number which can be found on the top left
corner of this notification as well as your full
name,addressand telephone number to help locateyour
file easily.

For security reasons, we advice all winners to keep
this information confidential from the public until
your claim is processed and your prize released to
you.This is part of our security protocol to avoid
double claiming and unwarranted taking advantage of
this programme by non-participant or un official
personnel.

NOTE,all winnings must be claimed before 21st of
Apreil 2007; otherwise all funds will be returned as
Unclaimed and eventually donated to charity
organization.

Congratulations once again on your winnings!!!
Best Regards Rev.Willy Anderson.(co-ordinator).
PLEASE DO NOT REPLY TO THIS EMAIL.CONTACT YOUR CLAIMS
AGENT MR.MARK HUGGARD
EMAIL;paymentdivisioncentre_12@yahoo.co.uk
EMAIL;paymentdivisioncentre_12@yahoo.co.uk

YOU MUST CONTACT YOUR CLAIMS AGENT WITH THE E-MAIL
ADDRESSES THAT HAVE BEEN INDICATED FOR
CLEARIFICATIONS.

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