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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: "david.allen19700@hotmail.com" <mybest.linkx@laposte.net>
Reply-To: <david.allen19700@hotmail.com>
Date: Sun, 16 Sep 2007 14:33:56 -0700
Subject: REF NO: NHL/653/029/03/SA

DEAR Sir/Madam

We are pleased to inform you, THAT AS A RESULT OF OUR RECENT LOTTERY
DRAWS HELD on the 13th,August 2007. Your e-mail address attached to
ticket number: 27511465896-6410 with Serial number 4204-777 drew lucky
numbers 5-21-23-34-61-72 which consequently won in the 1st category.
You have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out of EU2,500,000
(Two MILLION, Five hundred thousand EUROS) .

Note that all participants in this lottery program have been selected
randomly through a computer ballot system drawn from over 200,000
companies and 30,000,000 individual email addresses from all search
engines and web sites.

This promotional program takes place every year, and is promoted and
sponsored by eminent personalities like the Sultan of Brunei, Bill
Gates of Microsoft Inc and other corporate organizations. This is to
encourage the use of the internet and computers worldwide.

Please fill the attached form and send it to the
under-listed institution by phone, fax or email for
your application to be submitted and processed for
payment thus:

CLAIMS AGENT:
Mr. David Allen
Standard Securities and Vault Services.
david.allen19700@hotmail.com

Congratulations once more from all members and staff
of this program and thank you for being part of our
promotional lottery program.

Sincerely yours,

Mrs. Janet Freiburg,
(LOTTERY COORDINATOR)

APPLICATION FOR PRIZE CLAIM FORM

[FULL NAME OF WINNER]:
[ADDRESS]:
[COUNTRY/REGION]:
[STATE]
[DATE OF BIRTH]:
[SEX]:
[OCCUPATION]
[CURRENT
[EMAIL]:
[TEL/FAX]
[MOBILE]

WINNING INFORMATION

[TICKET
NUMBER]:
[YOUR REF NUMBER]:
[PRIZE WON]:
[DATE]

CLAIMANT SIGNATORY DECLARATION

I..................................... Declare as
the lotto prizewinner that all information I have
provided for my winning claims is true and
correct information of myself. I agree with the
OVERSEAS INTERNATIONAL lottery policy and regulation
in line with my lottery claims.

CONGRATULATIONS!


Sincerely yours,

Mrs. Janet Freiburg,
LOTTERY COORDINATOR





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