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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: Daniel Benson <danielbenson_9999@web.de>
Date: Thu, 30 Aug 2007 21:59:32 +0200
Subject: CONGRATULATION!!!




CONGRATULATION!!!

Dear Winner,=20

Congratulations to you as we bring to your notice the result of Uplift Nac=
ional Award Promotions. We are happy to inform you that your emails addres=
s have emerged a winner of (One Hundred and Fifty Thousand Euro) 150, 000.=
00 Euros.

NOTE: To file for your claim, please contact the claim department below on=
email or phone

Mr. Frank Sancho
Capital Financial Services=20
Emails: infocapitals@netscape.net [mailto:infocapitals@netscape.net]
Tel: +34 652 547 686

Find below your promotion Date, Reference and Batch numbers. Remember to q=
uote these numbers in your correspondence with your claims agent (Mr. Fran=
k Sancho)

PROMOTION DATE : 30th of August 2007.
REFERENCE NUMBER : UPE S/2031/8161/0 7
BATCH NUMBER : 15/051/IPES
Lucky Number : 10-23-44-72-76

Congratulations once again from all our staff and thank you for believing =
on email communication and also for being part of our promotion program.

NOTE: All winnings must be claimed not later than 30 days from the promoti=
on date. You will only be required to pay for the issuance of your winning=
certificate to enable process the legalization/notarization of the docume=
nt in court.=20

Sincerely Yours,

Hana Maris."Mrs
PROMOTION CO-ORDINATOR.
CONGRATULATION!!!



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