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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: "Janet Freiburg" <janetfreiburg6@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: accreditedclearanceofficer@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Mon, 16 Apr 2007 16:46:26 -0700
Subject: E-LOTTERY WINNER

E-LOTTERY WINNER

Ref: ITTL/34117HPG/GRCC
Draw No.: 2245
Category: 2D
Winning Number: 05 32 44 45 50 01 07
Batch Number: ATP/44863214257/3445328/563
Date: 17th April, 2007

!! WINNING NOTIFICATION !!

We happily announce to you the draws of the Jackpot Promotional Lottery
Program sponsored by European Lotteries and held in The United Kingdom on
the 13th April, 2007 in which you and five (5) provisional winners were
selected as winners under draw No. 2245.

Due to mix up in some numbers and names the results of the draw were
withheld and released today. For the purpose of security you are therefore
strongly advised to keep this award notification secret from public notice
until your claim has been processed and your prize money paid as this is
part of our security protocol to avoid duplicity of claims or misuse of this
program by miscreants and hackers. Thus, your prize award winning is
confidential as our winners are at liberty to remain completely anonymous
until payment is effected to the benefit of the beneficiary. Our staffs are
sworn to secrecy, so you will be the only one to know what you have won.

Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: 08-04-33-38-BL-AU drew the
lucky numbers: 05 32 44 45 50 01 07, which subsequently won you the lottery
in Category 2D. All participants were selected randomly through computer
ballot draw system and from 850,000 individuals and Companies as part of our
international promotions program conducted annually to encourage prospective
overseas entries. You have therefore been granted provisional approval to
claim a total sum of £650,100.00 (Six Hundred and Fifty Thousand, One
Hundred Pounds only) as your winning prize.

This is from a total prize pool of £36,196,725.00 . All prize winnings are
paid by cash. NO PRIZES WILL BE REISSUED AFTER THE 14TH OF MAY, 2007.

For lucky winners, it is our standard practices to allocate accredited
claims agents for the processing of claim application and payment of prize
winnings to the benefit of beneficiaries after all modalities have been
completed satisfactorily.

To begin your claims therefore, you are advised on final notice and as a
matter of urgency, to contact our licensed and accredited claim agent for
Overseas Lucky Winners for the processing of your prize awards winning and
payment after all statutory obligations have been concluded satisfactorily.
Please fill the attached form and send it to the under-listed institution by
phone, fax or email for your application to be submitted and processed for
payment thus:

CONTACT

MR. JACK WALLAS,
PERFORMANCE CONSULTING LIMITED
LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM
TEL: +44 70111 49658
Email: accreditedclearanceofficer@yahoo.co.uk

In line with this, your £650,100.00 will be paid to you upon confirmation
and clarification by our claims agent who will immediately commence the
process to facilitate the release of your winnings as soon as you contact
him. Do please quote your Draw, Reference and Winning numbers in any
correspondence with our designated agent. Also include your telephone
number(s) when contacting the agent.

Congratulations once more from all members and staff of this program and
thank you for being part of our promotional lottery program.

Sincerely yours,
Janet Freiburg (Ms.)
Results Coordinator.
Website: www.virtualworlddirect.com

N.B. Should there be any changes in address do inform our agent as soon as
possible. Do not send your response to this e-mail account. Anybody under
the age of 18 is automatically disqualified.
========================================================================================

EUROPEAN LOTTERIES
JACKPOT PROMOTIONAL LOTTERY
PERFORMANCE CONSULTING LIMITED
LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM
TEL: +44 70111 49658
Email: accreditedclearanceofficer@yahoo.co.uk
=======================================================================

APPLICATION FOR PRIZE CLAIM FORM

[FULL NAME OF WINNER]:................................................
[ADDRESS]...............................................................
[COUNTRY/ REGION]:.....................................................
[STATE]................................................................
[DATE OF BIRTH].........../.............../.................
[SEX]..................................................................
[OCCUPATION]...........................................................
[CURRENT EMAIL]:.......................................................
[TEL/FAX]..............................................................
[MOBILE]...............................................................
=======================================================================
WINNING INFORMATION
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
[TICKET NUMBER]:.......................................................
[YOUR REF NUMBER]:.....................................................
[PRIZE WON]:...........................................................
[DATE].................................................................
=======================================================================

CLAIMANT SIGNATORY DECLARATION

I..................................... Declare as the lotto prizewinner that
all information I have provided for my winning claims is true and correct
information of myself. I agree with the OVERSEAS INTERNATIONAL lottery
policy and regulation in line with my lottery claims.
=======================================================================

Our winners are assured of the utmost standards of confidentiality and press
anonymity. Be further advised to maintain the strictest level of
confidentiality until the end of proceedings to circumvent problems
associated with fraudulent claims.

CONGRATULATIONS!



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Thank you.


Janet Freiburg

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