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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: "macth name" <macth_name2014@hotmail.co.uk>
Date: Wed, 30 May 2007 09:56:39 +0100
Subject: Attn Sir. madam your email account han won

From: Mr. Ian Owen
Euro-Afro-American-Sweepstake Lottery
Headquarters: 1a, Bexon Court Carlton
Nottingham shire Nottingham NG4 1SQ Essex
United Kingdom
Customer Service: 580 NCA 85914
Ref: EAASL/941OYI/04
Batch: 12/27/Du34
Phone:+ 44 703 184 8647
Fax: +44 870 478 1983 WINNING NOTIFICATION
Dear Sir/ Madam,
We happily announce to you the draw of the Euro-Afro-American Sweepstake
Lottery International programs held on the 29 May 2007 in Essex United
Kingdom. Your e-mail address attired to ticket number: B956475604545 188
with! Serial number 97560 drew the winning 02/06/18/36/37/44/Bonus Ball: 19/
whichsubsequently won you the lottery in the 2nd category.
You have therefore been approved to claim a total sumof US$820,000.00(Eighty
Hundred and Twenty Thousand United States Dollars) in cash credited to file
KPC/9080118308/02.This is from a total cash prize of US $1100,000,00 Million
dollars, shared amongst the first One Hundred and thirty (130) lucky winners
in this category world-wide. Please not! e that your lucky winning number
falls within our Afrobooklet representative office in Africa as indicatedin
your play coupon. In view of this, yourUS$820,000.00 (Eight Hundred and
Twenty Thousand United States Dollars) would be released to you by NedBank
of South Africa.
Our African agent will immediately commence the process to facilitate the
release of your funds as soon as you contact him. All participants were
selected randomly from World Wide Web site through
computer draws system and extracted from over 10,000,00 companies.
This promotion takes place annually. For security reasons, you are advised
to keep your winning information confidential till your claims is processed
and your money remitted to you in whatever
manner you deem fit to claim your prize.
This is part of our precautionary measure to avoid double claiming and
unwarranted abuse of this program by some unscrupulous elements.
Please be warned. To file for your claim, please !contact our corresponding
agent in South Africa immediately you read this message for quick and urgent
release of your fund, contact information is as follow: -
Mr. John Willson
E-mail: paymentcenter_sweepstake2006@yahoo.co.uk
Tele: + 27- 73- 58- 170 11
4Th Floor, Elephant House 107 Market Street Cnr Von Williegh Johannesburg
2001 Post Address P.O.Box 61618 Marshalltown 2107
Congratulations once more from all members and staffs of this program that
has successfully won this competition. Thank you for being part of our
promotional lottery program.
Sincerely,
Mr. Ian Owen
United Kingdom Zonal Co-coordinator.
Mrs. Teresa Allan.
United Kingdom zonal Secretary General.
Thanks for your Co-operation

_________________________________________________________________
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