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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: "pbl_codinator2@terra.es" <pbl_codinator2@terra.es>
Date: Sun, 27 May 2007 15:18:16 +0200 (MEST)
Subject: RE: CONSOLATION PRIZE WINNER NOTICE



POWERBALL LOTTO -wheel E-game
Date:26th-May-2007
Ref Nr:PBL/CN/6654/CP

Dear Consolation Prize Winner,

RE: CONSOLATION PRIZE WINNER NOTICE

Europe/ America private international e-games organizers and
co-sponsors, POWERBALL LOTTO Group International, officially bring to your notice
of the final draw result of the 26th May 2007 POWERBALL LOTTO-wheel
E-game which was conducted at our international corporate office complex
in The UNITED KINGDOM.

Most recently this foundation set up the NEW LOTTERY SCHEME to give out
prizes based on COMPUTER BALLOT SYSTEM. By doing this the foundation
seek to encourage the use of Internet for academic and business pursuits.
It major aim is to promote music, theater, art, literature,projects in
the social and political arena with a focus on health,as well as
science, research, and higher education.We wish to congratulate and inform
you on the election of your email coupon number which was selected among
the 45 lucky consultation prize winners Your email ID identified with
coupon No. PBL2348974321 and was selected by our E-games Random
Selection System (ERSS) with entries from the 50,000 different email addresses
enrolled for the E-game.

Your email ID was included among the 50,000 different email addresses
submitted by our partner international email provider companies. You
have won a consultation cash prize of 500,000.00 (Five Hundred Thousand
Pounds) only. The POWERBALL LOTTO Group. BV, have approved a payout of
your consolation cash prize which will be remunerated directly to you by
the official Payment Agency Board. You are hereby inform to contact
Brain Mellor Financial Service for them to render to you complete
assistance and provide additional information and processes for the claims of
your consolation prize.For due processing of your winning claim, please
contact the Claim Agent Dr. Packer Estrada who has been assigned to
assist you.And you are expected to send him the following:

1. Full name:
2: Residential Address
3. Phone and Fax
4. Country

Contact Dr. Packer Estrada
phone: +447-045-721-963
E-mail: brianmellor_financeservices2@yahoo.co.uk

Once again congratulations from all our staff, on your consoltation
prize winning, we hope you will partake in our forth coming POWERBALL
LOTTO -wheel Email-games.

Regards,
Mrs. Don Joyner
(Group Coordinator)






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