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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: "willy wills" <willywills005@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 22 Aug 2007 13:38:34 +0200
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS! CONGRATULATIONS! CONGRATULATIONS!

       Pennsylvania Lottery
                                                                                                                                                   &nbs p;     Lucky For Life Lotto                                                                                                 Lucky For Life Lotto
     FROM THE DESK OF THE PROMOTIONS MANAGER,  DR. MRS. ROSELINE WHITEHEADINTERNATIONAL LOTTER PROMOTING  EMAIL PROMOTING INTERNET USAGE OVER THE GLOBE  (UK NATIONAL LOTTERY AND PENNSYIVANIA   ENCORAGE INTERNET GLOBALIZATION) LOTTERY BOARD
 
Headquarters: P A LOTTERY Campus, Thames Valley
Park Reading RG6 1WG England
Customer Service: 580 NCA 85914
WEB:http://www.palottery.state.pa.us.
File no: EAASL/941OYI/04 
Ref: FER/4690/6103/24
Batch:245-379-482
                                                
 
 
                                                    LOTTERY WINNING NOTIFICATION
 
 
 Dear Edouard ,

We happily announce to you the
Draw (#942) of the PA LOTTERY INTERNET GAMES  in conjuction with the online UK National Lottery program held on 
17th August 2007.
 
Your e-mail address has been luckily attached to Ticket Number: B9564 75604545 188 with Serial number 97560 drew the Winning Numbers:710122631-32 Bonus Ball(29)which you subsequently won the lottery in the 2nd category i.e match 3 plus bonus.

You have therefore been approved to claim total sum of 
£820,000.00 (Eighty Hundred and Twenty Thousand Pounds Pounds) in cash , draft or online remittance credited to your file. This is from a total cash prize shared amongst the winners with different amount won in this category i.e Match 3 plus bonus.
 
All participants "Email addresses" from the online version were selected "Randomly" from World Wide Web - through computer draw system and extracted from over 130 individuals, unions, associations, and corporate bodies in each group that are listed online.
 
This promotion takes place weekly aimed at globalizing the internet usage before the year 2010, as such create competitive atmosphere against the gaints in the internet industry.

Your lucky winning number falls within our European booklet representative
office in Europe as indicated in your play coupon. In view of this, your
£820,000.00 (Eighty Hundred and Twenty Thousand Pounds) will be released to you by any of our payment offices in Europe.

Our European agent will immediately commence the process to facilitate the release of your funds as soon as you contact. For security reasons, you are advised to keep your winning information confidential till your claim is processed and your money remitted to you in whatever manner you deem secured, but legitimate to claim your prize.


This is part of our precautionary measure to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program among other kinds of fund/prize illicitness. Please be warned!

To file for your claim, Please contact our affil
iated Fiduciary Agent for VALIDATION.

*******************************************************************
MR. CLARK DUNCAN.
Accredited Agent  Lottery Agent
ADDRESS: NO 3 BEULAH ROAD THORNTON HEALH .CR9.1JE  LONDON, ENGLAND.
Hot line: +44 703-189-8496.
Fax No: +44-870-479-5464.
            
********************************************************************

Endeavour to email him with your full names, winning numbers, email address, telephone and fax numbers immediately.

Congratulations from me and members of staff of THE PA GAME NATIONAL LOTTERY.
 
Yours faithfully,
DR. MRS. ROSELINE WHITEHEAD
Online Coordinator for THE NATIONAL LOTTERY
                                      
         Yours faithfully,
DR. MRS. ROSELINE WHITEHEAD
Online coordinator 
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS.
 
         
For you to stand a chance to win £9 Million pounds Sterling weekly, please "INDICATE" by contacting our agency for further guidelines or contact the UK - NATIONAL Lottery and purchase  yourself a ticket.click here


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