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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: flash budget <flsh_budget6@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <harry_dickens06@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Fri, 20 Jul 2007 06:39:04 -0400
Subject: Winning Notification





FROM: THE DESK OF THE DIRECTOR
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS / PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT.

HEADQUARTERS: 1A, CANADA SQUARE , CANARY WHARF , LONDON E14 5DT, UNITED
KINGDOM

REFERENCE Nº: EGS/2251256003/03
BATCH Nº: 14/0017/1PD

AWARD NOTIFICATION

Flash Budget Finance Lottery of British International Lottery Program
wishes to inform you the results of the E-mail address ballot lottery
program by the British International Lottery Program held on July 18th
2007.Your email account was selected as a winner of Five Hundred and Fifty
Thousand Pounds Only.

This result is now made available to you and your email address
attached in the Category A bonus ball 02, 03, 21, 24, 38, 44, and bonus
ball 47.Participants were selected through a computerized ballot system
drawn from company and individual email addresses users.

We advice that you keep your winning information confidential until
Your claims has been processed and your money released to you. This is part
of our security protocol to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of
this program. For the release of your winnings, kindly contact your claims
agent, Mr. Harry Dickens with the following details to expedite the
processing of your prize winning.

1. Full name and address.
2. Country of Residence
3. Tel and fax number.
4. Occupation.
5. Age

To begin your claim, please contact our Claim Manager at the Claim
Department immediately with the following email address;
harry_dickens06@yahoo.co.uk or call on telephone number +44 703
1895505
All winning must be claimed not later than two weeks from the date of
receipt of this email. After this date all prize winning will be
treated as
Unclaimed

Note: In order to avoid unnecessary delays; remember to quote your
Reference and Batch numbers in all correspondence. Congratulations
once again from all our staff and thank you for being part of our special
quarterly promotional Lottery program.

Yours Sincerely,

Mr. Johnson Richard
(Information and Promotion Manager)


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