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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: mark holdings <mark_holding27@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 8 Oct 2007 12:09:43 +0200
Subject: YOU HAVE WON A LOTTERY



REDDOT PROMOTIONSBZ/GP004 ONLINE DRAWOUR REF:#457UCRP65REF CODE : 677763
AWARD WINNING NOTIFICATION
We are pleased to inform you of the result of the just concluded annual final draws held on (7th october, 2007) by Mark Holdings in conjunction with the Reddot Promotion, your email was among the 3 Lucky winners who won £1,000,000:00(One Million British Pounds) each on the THE REDDOT COMPANY PROMOTION.
However the results were released on (8th october, 2007) and your email was attached to ticket number (7PWYZ2007) and ballot number (BT: 12052007/20) The online draws was conducted by a random selection of email addresses from an exclusive list of 29,031 E-mail addresses of individuals and corporate bodies picked by an advanced automated random computer search from the internet. However, no tickets were sold but all email addresses were assigned to different ticket numbers for representation and privacy.
The selection process was carried out through random selection in our computerized email selection machine (TOPAZ) from a database of over 250,000 email addresses drawn from all the continents of the world.
This Lottery is approved by the British and south africa Gaming Board and also licensed by The International Association of Gaming Regulators (IAGR). This lottery is the 3rd of its kind and we intend to sensitize the public. In other to claim your £1,000,000; 00 prize winning, which has been deposited in the Bank. However, you will have to fill the form below and send it to the claim manager of THE REDDOT COMPANY for verification and then you will be directed on how to claim your £1,000,000:00 which has already been deposited in the Bank in your favour.
FIRST NAME:............................ LAST NAME:.............................AGE:...................................SEX:...................................ADDRESS:......................................................EMAIL:.................................... PHONE:..................................................OCCUPATION:......................................COMPANY:.........................................COUNTRY:.............................. AMOUNT WON......................................

Please you are advised to complete the information above and send it immediately to our claim manager through email for prompt collection of your fund.Contact the Claim Manager immediately via:
Name: Mr.Owen DouglasE-mail: owen_540douglas@yahoo.co.ukWebsite: http://en.red-dot.org/newgallery/page.php?id=48&lang=en

You are to keep all lotto information away from the general public especially your ticket number and ballot number. (This is important, as a case of double claims will not be entertained). Staffs of Mark holdings and the Reddot Design Company are not to partake in this Lottery.
Accept my hearty congratulations once again!
Yours faithfully,
Ms Elizabeth Martins Promotion Manager
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