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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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Fraud email example:

From: manpreet singh <harmanpreet_lally@yahoo.co.in>
Date: Sat, 11 Aug 2007 07:41:29 +0100 (BST)
Subject: recieving a mail of winning a prize


dear sir,
on 4/08/07 i had recieved a mail which i am sending to u i have already send my id proof and tel no to them plz guide me what can i do now.
thanks

SOUTH AUSTRALIAN LOTTERY INC,.
6123 COOL STREET ROAD
SOMEWHEREVALUE AX34587,
SOUTH AUSTRALIA.

GOVERNMENT ACCREDITED LICENSED, AUSTRALIA INTERNATIONAL
LOTTERY INC. IS REGISTERED UNDER THE DATA PROTECTION ACT
OF (Registration Z720633X)

RE: FINAL WINNING NOTIFICATION!!! CONGRATULATIONS!!!

Ref: 475061725
Batch: 7056490902/188
Winning no: GB8701/LPRC:

Date: 04/08/2007.

Dear Sir/Madam,

We are delighted to inform you of your prize release
on the 4th August 2007 from the Australian
International Lottery programmed. Which is fully based
on electronic selection of winners using their e-mail
addresses from some site. Your email address was
attached to ticket number; 17212, serial number
7741137002 This batch draws the lucky numbers as
follows 8382-42 bonus number 17,which consequently won
the lottery in the second category. You hereby have
been approved a lump sum pay of US$270,000.00 (TWO
HUNDRED AND SEVENTY THOUSAND DOLLARS) in cash credit
file Ref:ILP/HW 47509/02 from the total cash prize
shared amongst eight lucky winners in this category.
All participant were selected through a computer
balloting system drawn from Nine hundred thousand
E-mail addresses from Canada, Australia, United States,
Asia, Europe, Middle East, Africa and Oceania
as part of our international promotions program which
is conducted annually. This Lottery was promoted and
sponsored by a conglomerate of some multinational
companies as part of their social responsibility to
the citizens in the communities where they have
operational base. Further more your details (e-mail
address) falls within our European representative
office in Amsterdam, Holland, as indicated in your
play coupon and your prize of US$270,000.00 will be
released to you from this regional branch office in
NIGERIA. We hope with part of your prize, you will
participate in our end of year high stakes for US$1.3
Billion international draw to each winner.

HOW TO CLAIM YOUR PRIZE: Simply contact our fiducially
claim agent, DIRECTOR REV. FR. HOREN PAUL AT
director_rev_horenpaul217@yahoo.com.au to file for
your claim. Please quote your reference, batch and
winning number which can be found on the top left
corner of this notification as well as your full name,
address and telephone number to help locate your file
easily. For security reasons, we advice all winners to
keep this information confidential from the public
until your claim is processed and your prize released to
you. This is part of our security protocol to avoid
double claiming and unwarranted taking advantage of
this programmed by non-participant or unofficial
personnel.

Note, all winnings MUST be claimed before the
14th August, 2007 (10 days); otherwise all funds will be returned
as unclaimed and eventually donated to charity organizations.

PLEASE DO NOT REPLY TO THIS EMAIL. CONTACT YOUR CLAIMS
AGENT AT director_rev_horenpaul217@yahoo.com.au ANY
BREACH OF CONFIDENTIALITY ON THE PART OF THE WINNERS
WILL RESULT TO DISQUALIFICATION.

HOW TO CLAIM YOUR PRIZE INSTANTLY: Simply contact
your claims agent in USA by providing him with your
personal data including your Ref: number, Batch: number
and Winning no to file for your claim with details bellow:
NAME: DIRECTOR REV. FR. HOREN PAUL
EMAIL: director_rev_horenpaul217@yahoo.com.au
PHONE CONTACT: +234-805-0543-202

NOTE: THE CLAIM AGENT WILL GIVE YOU CONTACT ADDRESS
OF THE BANK IN-CHARGE TO RELEASE AND TRANSFER YOUR
PRIZE TO YOU. CONTACT YOUR AGENT IMMEDIATELY TO FILE FOR
YOUR CLAIMS.


Please quote your reference, batch and winning number
which can be found on the top left corner of this
notification as well as your full name, address and
telephone number to help locate your file easily.

ANYONE BELOW EIGHTEEN (17) YEARS OF AGE CAN MAKE
HIS/HER CLAIM IN PROXY THROUGH EITHER OF THE PARENTS
AND DO INFORM THE AGENT INCHARGE

Congratulations once again on your winnings!!!

Best Regards,
Mrs. Julie Van Hans,
(VICE PRESIDENT)




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