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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: "Online Co-Ordinator" <japanlakefields@excite.com>
Date: Wed, 18 Jul 2007 14:07:59 +0500
Subject: ATTN:-LUCKY WINNER,

Award Department.
Japan Email Lotto Programme
4-9 Hirakawa-cho, 2-chome
Chiyoda-ku, 102 Tokyo .
Japan .

Attn:-Winner,

We are pleased to inform you of the release of the long awaited results of
the LAKEFIELDS INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY PROMOTIONS and JAPAN EMAIL LOTTO
lottery programmes draws held on the 29th June, 2007.You were entered
unaware as an independent participants with: Ticket Number: 219-287-93-119
with Serial Number-662-87.Your email address attached to Lucky Draw number:
7, 12, 13, 14, 25,-43 with Bonus number 22 which consequently won the
LAKEFIELDS INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY PROMOTIONS and JAPAN EMAIL LOTTO lottery
in the 3rd category.

You have been approved for a payment of the sum US$1,500,000(One Million,
Five Hundred Thousand U.S.Dollars.) in cash credited to file Reference
number: LIP/JEL/BCC 00058976. This is from a total cash prize of
US$15,000,000.00{Fifteen Million U.S. Dollars} shared among the ten
International winners in the 3rd categories. All participants were randomly
selected through a computer ballot system drawn from 25,000 names of email
users around the world, as part of their yearly international promotion
program ,this programme is sponsored by the conglomeration of multi national
Companies in Japan and Computer Hardware and Software manufacturers
worldwide.

Due to mix up of some names and addresses, we urge you to keep this winning
personal and discreet until your claims have been processed and your funds
remitted to you, this is part of our security measures to avoid double
claiming or unwarranted abuse of the system by other participants or
impersonators. Your lucky Draw number fell under our European coupon
booklet, thus your winning prize sum is now deposited in a special account
with the OFFICIAL approved European Bank based in Holland-Netherlands-
Bank-POST BANK NL. To begin your claim, DO NOT contact us, instead contact
the approved paying bank as they will guide you step by step until your
winning prize is paid to you.

H.V.Boer.
Processing Department
Post Bank NL
Centurion Bouwmeestraat 123, 1065 BB Amsterdam - Netherlands .
Web-Site:-www.postbank.nl
Email address:-hvbpostbanknl@aim.com

Also give him the following information:-

YOUR FULL NAMES:-
CONTACT STREET ADDRESS:-
TELEPHONE NUMBERS-OFFICE/MOBILE:-
FAX NUMBER:-
OCCUPATION:-
YOUR AGE:-
REF Number: LIP/JEL/BCC 00058976.
BATCH No: -LIP/ JEL /06836/ BCC

Your security file number is LIP/JEL4089/WIN/10067(keep personal).Remember,
your winning must be claimed not later than 31st July, 2007.Failure to
claim your winning prize will obviously mean that your winning prize will be
re-staked in our next lottery draws, so ensure that the needful is done now
and quickly too. Once again, accept our profound and sincere congratulations
on your winning.
Yours Sincerely,
Ms. Mary Jan Kurt
{Online Co-ordinator}



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