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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: "FREE LOTTO PROGRAMS" <awardcenter@mynet.com>
Date: Tue, 11 Sep 2007 09:50:29 +1100
Subject: Your Email Won!Contact Agent.

CONTACT PROCESSING DEPARTMENT!!!
FREELOTTO PROGRAM INTERNATIONAL
Galeisstraat 8, 3314 KA Maastricht The Netherlands.
www.freelotto.com

REF No :MTY/2433/KJ14
BATCH No : MNL/2678/017
TICKET No : W-93237-H77/H7

Sir/Madam,

We are pleased to inform you of the result of the Freelotto email Prize
Winners International programs held on 8th September 2007, your email
address have been selected as one of the lucky winning address,therefore you
have been approved for a lump sum payout of 550.000.00 Euro (Five Hundred
and fifty thousand Euro)

To file for your winning claim, contact our approved agent with the
following informations below.

H.C.N AGENCY NL
Tel: +31-620-706-301
Fax:+31-847-186-586
Email: fcasino6@aim.com
Alt.Mail: mailcasino@excite.com
Mr.Lukas Dempsey.

(1) Full Name :
(2) Tel/Fax # :
(3 Ref, Batch and Ticket Numbers in the email received:

NOTE: All winnings must be claimed not later than 20th September 2007,after
this date all unclaimed funds will be included in the next stake. Anybody
under the age of 18 is automatically disqualified.

Congratulation once more!!!

Mrs.Faith Martin.
Freelotto Sweepstakes Program.
Online coordinator.




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