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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: FAIR LOTTERY PROGRAMME <fairlottery2010@easymail.hu>
Date: Mon, 08 Oct 2007 08:57:02 +0200
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS YOU ARE A LUCKY WINNER


FAIR RAND MEGA   MILLION
LOTTERY SA
 
     CONGRATULATIONS!
                      
A     G  R  E  A  T     W  I  N  N  I  N  G
 
Fair Rand Mega Million Promotion team & Online Lottery
24hrs Tel:  +27 78-388-5115    
Tele/Fax:   +27 86 604 8670           
===================================================
 
                    CONGRATULATIONS
 
 
The Fair Rand Mega Million Promotion team & Online Lottery is proud to Inform you that you have won  950,000.00(Nine Hundred and Fifty Thousand Euro.)
 
                         WHY YOU HAVE WON
 
Your E-mail address is one of 7 lucky Addresses that have won in the
Weekly Promotion.
 
                                 HOW DID YOU WIN
 
The Fair Rand Mega Million Promotion, is a new Internet based Lottery,Whereby internet/email server, this email, selects all winners Server visits all Internet providers and email address around the globe,be it .com, .org, .net and all country web based  abbreviations, as youHave .ca in Canada and .uk in United Kingdom, AOL and hotmails.
 
We select one million email addresses from all over the globe (Asia,Africa, Europe, North America, South America, Middle East and Australia) To run the draw; this is a bonus from African Microsoft Society to email Users. After the draw 7 email addresses become the winning e-mail address.
 
 
DETAILS ON THE WINNINGS
 
Reference Number is: PPT/KMP/770
Batch Number: 5050/820/69.                   
TICKET NUMBER: 700-45309-7482
SERIAL NUMBER: 515-10-29080
WINNING NUMBERS: 40,22,8,7,39,12+(01)
 
Just contact our processing agent / Africa regional Claim department below for claiming of your prize and remember to quote Your Serial and Batch Number and Winning Email Address for easy processing Of your prize. That's it!
 
International remittance/payment consultation officer below:
 
FAIR RAND MEGA MILLION PROMOTIONS
Processing Manager: MR. KENNEDY MORE
Email: 27-78-388-5115
 
 
Congratulations again and have a lot of fun
 
You have to note that the FIFA SUPPORT AFRICAN TEAM, is sponsoring this program to create awareness for the upcoming 2010 FIFA world Cup, which is to be host by South Africa.
 
Our International remittance Office (IRO) will render to you complete  assistance and provide additional information and processes for the claims of your consolation prize. Mr.Kenendy More has been assigned to assist you   and your claims will be remunerated directly to you by the official Payment   Agency Board.
 
IT IS OUT OF GREAT TRIBULATION THAT HEROES USUALLY EMERGE.

Congratulations once again.
 
Regards,
Hilda Lee (Mrs).
Notification Officer
Fair Rand Mega Million Promotion
 
             
© Copyright 2007 Fair Rand Mega Lottery All rights reserved

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