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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: "James Thabani" <jamesthabani@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 08 Jun 2007 17:16:29 +0200
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS YOU ARE A LUCKY WINNER


GLOBAL MEGA LOTTERY
CONGRATULATIONS YOU ARE A LUCKY WINNER
FROM: THE DESK OF THE PROMOTION MANAGER .
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/ PROCESSING PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT

Dear Sir/Madam,

We are pleased to inform you of the announcement 0N,16/11/2006, of winners
of the GLOBAL MEGA LOTTERY SOUTH AFRICA/INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS, held on 11/
03/ 2005 as part of our promotional drawsand NewZealand as part of our
electronic business Promotions Program. You qualified for the draw as a
result of you visiting various websites we are running the e-business
promotions for.You/Your Company, attached to ticket number 100-309-7482,with
serial number 513-10 drew the lucky numbers 2, 9, 22, 23, 24, 30. + 5 and
consequently won in the Second Category.You have therefore been approved for
a lump sum pay out of US$1.950 million in cash, which is the winning payout
for Second category winners. This is from the total prize money of
US$7,006,650 million shared among the Seven international winners in the
Second category.
CONGRATULATIONS!

You are to contact Mr.JAMES THABANI the fiduciary agent assigned to your
case I wish to Congratulate you on your victory, you are a lucky person to
have won this lottery. You are required to forward the following details to
help facilitate the processing of your claims and certificate which will
facilitate the Your winning price is to the tune of 1.950 miilion dollar.
1. Full names.
2. Phone number.
3. Fax number.
4. Occupation.
5. Sex.
6. Age.
7. Nationality.
You are advised to forward this information as soon as possible to enable us
attend to your winnings. Our firm has been contracted to handle payments on
your behalf, once we confirm your information,your payments would be
processed .

Everything was done in such a way that our payments mode would meet the
standards set by the Lottery boards.After you have sent down these
information, a certificate will be prepared for you.This is to be your proof
of winning from this office to the payment center before they release your
funds.Be advised that your winnings would be paid to you in Four(4)
installments This is done because of the amount won by ou.This money would
be paid to you on instalmental basis via the correspondent Bankof the
Lottery promoters. You are advised to keep your winning numbers secret to
avoid unscrupulous elements from taking advantage of the situation.

Once again, congratulations. Your fund is now deposited with the Global mega
lottery/ Finance and Company insured in your name.Due to the mix up of some
numbers and names, we ask that you keep this aware strictly from public
notice until your claim has been processed and your money remitted to your
account.

This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming or
unscrupulous acts by participants of this program.We hope with a part of
your prize, you will participate in our mid year (2006) high stakes US$1.3
billion International ottery.To begin your claim,pleasecontact your claim
agent.
MR. JAMES THABANI
FOREIGN SERVICE MANAGER,
Universal Buildiing,
132 - 133 Park Hurst
Balfour - Unite 1440
Johannesburg, Gauteng 2001
SOUTH AFRICA
TEL:+27-79 368 3826
EMAIL: jamesthabani@yahoo.com


contact the claim agent immediately; For due processing and remittance of
your prize money to a designated account of your choice.Remember, you must
contact your claim agent not later than 05-12-2006.After this date, all
funds will be returned as unclaimed.In order to avoid unnecessary delays and
complications,please remember to quote your reference and batch numbers
provided below in every one of your correspondences with your claims agent.
REFERENCE NUMBER: FLS-ZR39-825P-4,BATCH NUMBER: 74-263-BBN.Congratulations
once again

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