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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: "staats" <staatspromo4@excite.com>
Date: Tue, 18 Sep 2007 10:40:01 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: CONFIRM THIS PRIZE !!!


























CONFIRM THIS PRIZE !!!SPONSORLOTERIJ JACKPOT&amp;PROMOTIONSKHOHORSTRAATS 122, 1104EA AMSTERDAM,THE NETHERLANDS.INTERNATIONAL PRIZE AWARD DEPT.REF Number:FAQ/231-ILGI0431/05TICKET No:20511465463-7644SERIAL No:472-9768-98SCFN No:ABN/5333/025648/03UA.*************************************Attn:Sir/Madam,Congratulations to you as we bring to your notice the result of 0NE MILLION DOLLARS LOTTERY 2007 promotion. We are happy to inform you that your email address have emerged a winner of One Million United State Dollars(1,000.000.00)Dollars.=====================================================================NOTE: to file for your claim, please contact the claim department below on email or phone Contact person below:DR.RENE JOHAN MEER(Director of operations).Tel:+31-644-807-703Fax:+31-847-539-067Email:(claimdept7info@yahoo.de)Email:(infostaatlott040@aol.com)=====================================================================Find below your promotion date, Reference and Batch
numbers. Remember to quote these numbers in your correspondence with your claims agent MR.RENE JOHAN MEER.PROMOTION DATE: 17th of September 2007.REF Number:FAQ/231-ILGI0431/05TICKET No:20511465463-7644BATCH NUMBER: 15/051/IPDCongratulations once again from all our staff and thank you for being part of our promotions program.Sincerely Yours,MRS.STEFANIA DER GRAAF(THE PROMOTION COORDINATOR)







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