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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: canada lottery <frankbill_canada8@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 28 Aug 2007 11:28:29 +0200
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS!! WINNING NOTIFICATION



From: Frank BillNo: 125 St Michael's StreetPlot 2A Harrison DriveOntario Canada.Customer Service: 680 NCA 85914Ref: EAAL/851OYHI/04Batch No: Lotto 6/49Draw Coupon: Match 6+B WINNING NOTIFICATIONTHIS LOTTERY IS SPONSORED BY THE CANADIAN GOVERNMENTFOR THE PROMOTION OF THE 2010 WORLD CUP TO BE HOSTED IN SOUTH AFRICA. We happily announce to you the draw of the Euro-Afro- American Sweepstake Lottery International programs held on the Wed April 5 2006 in Essex United Kingdom and Canada Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: B9564 75604545 100 with! Serial number 46560 drew the winning numbers 10/19/20/35/36/38 with a bonus Number 26,for LOTTO 6/49 under the choice of the lottery in the 2nd category of daily three. You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of US$1.000.000.00 (One Million United States Dollars) in cash credited to file EAAL/9080118308/04. This is from a total cash prize of US $130,000,000.00 Million dollars, shared amongst the first One-Hundred and thirty (130) lucky winners in this category worldwide. Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our Afro booklet representative office in Africa as indicated in your play coupon, because this particular draw was selected to promote the 2010 World Cup to be Hosted in South Africa hence your winning information must be kept to enable you participate in our subsequent games before the grand finale. In view of this, your US$1.000,000.00 (One Million United States Dollars) would be released to you by an accredited commercial Bank in South Africa. Our African agent will immediately commence the process to facilitate the release of your funds as soon as you contact him. All participants were selected randomly from World Wide Web site through computer draws system and extracted from over 10,000,00 companies and personal e-mails. For security reasons, you are advised to keep your winningin formation confidential till your claims is processed and your money remitted to you in whatever manner you deem fit to claim your prize. This is part of our precautionary measure to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program by some unscrupulous elements. Please be warned. To file for your claim, please contact our corresponding agent in South Africa immediately you read this message for quick and urgent release of your fund,by sending your information as follow:Date:Your name:Ticket NO:Batch No:Serial NO:Your Age:Winning No:Your home or office address:Country:Business Name/Company Name:Phone and fax number: MR. TAMBO MBOFANA, Tel: +27-73-980-1998. email (canadalotteryagenttambo@yahoo.com) or (canadadelivery_tambo@yahoo.com) Do not tell people about your Prize Award until your money is successfully handed over to you to avoid disqualification that may arise from double claim. To avoid unnecessary delays and complicationsplease quote your reference/batch numbers in any correspondences with our designated agents. Congratulations once more from all members and staff of this program that has successfully won thiscompetition. Thank you for being part of our promotional lottery program. Yours Sincerely, Mrs.Gladys Owen United Kingdom Zonal Co-coordinator Mrs.Patricia Hope Asst. Gen. Sec Mr. Grey Johnson Canadian/American Zonal Secretary General. Switzerland Zonal Co-coordinator For African Winners Dr Bill Wilson. African/European Head Office Baumgarten-strasse 15 Postfach 686 Geneva CH-8201 Schaffhausen Dr Peter Martins Head South African Offshore Payment Office Madrid, Spain. Thanks for yourCo-operation in anticipation.
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