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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: CPolk37276@aol.com
Date: Fri, 15 Jun 2007 17:05:16 EDT
Subject: YOUR EMAIL JUST WON FOR YOU


_platinumbeauty@bellsouth.net_ (mailto:platinumbeauty@bellsouth.net)
To: _freelottoclaimsagent_payofficer@yahoo.com_
(mailto:freelottoclaimsagent_payofficer@yahoo.com)
FREELOTTO AFFILIATED OFFICE U.K,
82 VICTORIA STREET VICTORIA LONDON SW1 U.K
(+44)-702-406-5541OR 009447024065541(8:00am-6:00pm GMT) Monday-Friday

NOTIFICATION OF WINNING

We are pleased to inform you of the release, of the recent results of
the FREELOTTO INTERNATIONAL EMAIL PROMOTION PROGRAM held on the 4th
Of June,2007. You were entered as dependent clients with: Reference
Serial Number: F2-003-036 and Batch number FR/45-300-06. Your email
address
attached to the ticket number: 54-20-17-52-34-30 that draw the lucky
winning number, which consequently won you the Daily Jackpot in the
first
category,in four parts. You have been approved for a payment of
$2,000,000.00 (Two Million United State Dollars) in cash credited to
filereference number: TFR/9900034943/JPT.

Mr. James Keegan
(Freelotto Fiduciary Department )
82 Victoria Street Victoria London SW1 U.K
Email:freelottoclaimsagent_payofficer@yahoo.com
Tel: (+44)-701-702-6970 OR 009447017026970
Direct Line:(+44)-702-406-5541 OR 009447024065541(8:00am-6:00pm GMT)
Monday-Friday
Fax:(+44)-707-515-8269
***************************************************************************

SIR GEORGE HARRIS
Online Co-ordinator





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