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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: "MRS.PALAZO VERONICA." <palazo.veronica@gmail.com>
Reply-To: mrkaspernorman@inbox.com
Date: Fri, 21 Sep 2007 12:49:55 +0200
Subject: FROM MRS.PALAZO VERONICA.


FROM MRS.PALAZO VERONICA.
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT
RESULTS FOR CATEGORY "A" DRAWS.

Congratulations to you as we bring to your notice, the results of the First =
Category draws of THE LOTTO PROMO INT. We are happy to inform you that you =
have emerged a winner under the First Category, which is part of our =
promotional draws. The draws were being officially announced on the 17th of =
September, 2007.Participants were selected through a computer ballot system =
drawn from 2,500,000 email addresses of individuals and companies from =
Africa, America, Asia, Australia,Europe, Middle East and Oceania as part of =
our International Promotions Program.

Your e- mail address, attached to Coupon numbers 4840989 consequently won in =
the First Category. You have therefore been awarded a lump sum pay out of =
500,00000eur (Five hundred thousand euros), which is the winning payout for =
Category A winners. This is from a total cash prize of 5,000,000.00 Million =
Euros shared amongst the first Ten (10) lucky winners in this category.

CONGRATULATIONS!

Your fund is now deposited with the paying Bank.In your best interest to =
avoid mix up of numbers and names of any kind, we request that you keep the =
entire details of your award strictly from public notice until the process of =
transferring your claims has been completed, and your funds remitted to your =
account.This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming or =
unscrupulous acts by participants/nonparticipants of this program.

Please contact your claims agent immediately for due processing and =
remittance of your prize money to a designated bank account of your choice. =
You are advised to contact the agents by email,phone or fax. Failure to do so =
may warrant disqualification.NOTE: For easy reference and identification, =
remember to quote your Coupon numbers in your correspondence with your claims =
agent.

To file for your claim,please contact the fiduciary agent with your Coupon =
numbers,tel/fax numbers and full names.

***********************************************
MR. NORMAN KASPER.
AMSTERDAM,THE NETHERLANDS.
TEL: +31-617-679-159
FAX:+31-847-355-196.
REPLY EMAIL: normankasper@muchomail.com
***********************************************
All winnings must be notarized to complete the claim process; winners will be =
referred to a Foreign Transfer Manager,to have their winnings notarized.

Congratulations once again from all our staff.

Sincerely Yours,

MRS.PALAZO VERONICA.
THE PROMOTION COORDINATOR

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