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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: "The Official U[1].doc" <info_apcc@oued.org> (may be fake)
Reply-To: info_usvgc@walla.com
Date: Mon, 17 Dec 2007 18:58:10 +0700
Subject: Congratulations From U.S Embassy!!

>From The Official Co-ordinator
Uni AiR U.S Visa Green Card Lottery Program 2007.
KPN Tower 95 Wireless Road Panthumwam Bangkok Thailand.
WEBSITE:http://www.uniair.com.tw
Case Number:- MM-2007XZX923800
Congratulations,you have been selected as one of the lucky winners of our U.S Visa through our internet email extracting and screening machine, your application was applied and processed by our internet email extracting and screening machine which randomly extracts 6.3 million Email addresses during our 15-days extraction period that ran from 12.00 AM on December 2nd , 2007 until midnight, December 17th, 2007.
All extracted email addresses were assigned to different ticket numbers for representation and privacy for final selection through computer draw system and your email address attached to ticket number 56402-188 drew the lucky numbers which subsequently won you the U.S visa and we are sending the winning notification through the selected email addresses which means that, if you receive the notification in your mail box you have been selected among the lucky winners.
The aims and objectives of the program is to give free visa's to citizens of developing countries around the world who wishes to travel to U.S and start a new life and work. The green card Lottery is a matter of huge benefits for those who want to try themselves abroad.
Your visa duration is 10 years multiple entries to the U.S, it is renewable upon expiration and it permits you to travel to U.S with your family. The visas have been apportioned among six geographic regions with a maximum of seven percent available to persons born in any single country. Our visa processing agents had been apportioned among the six geographic regions.
Visa claim application (step 1)
Your visa winning details falls within our Asia/pacific booklet representative office as indicated in the draw system and we have forwarded your winning details to our Asia/Pacific office for the processing of your visa acknowledgement Certificates, therefore, FOR YOUR VISA FORM, REQUIREMENTS AND FURTHER DETAILS, contact our Asia/pacific agent with the below contact details;
MR. JAMES WILSON
PHONE:+ 66-802 885 324
FAX: + 66-243 630 90
EMAIL: <mailto:info_apcc@oued.org>info_apcc@oued.org <mailto:info_apcc@oued.org,%20usvgc@oued.info>, usvgc@oued.info <mailto:usvgc@oued.info>
ALTERNATIVE EMAIL: info_usvgc@walla.com <mailto:info_usvgc@walla.com>
Approximately 255 lucky selected winners had been notified through their selected winning email addresses including you today (Mon 17-12-2007) all selected lucky winners will need to act on their claims applications quickly before the expiration of the visa claim deadline which is on the (5th of January 2008)
Advanced question.
How can I make the claim of my visa?
You will obtain your visa through the U.S Consular officer in your home country or any U.S Embassy nearest to you with your Visa Acknowledgement Certificates that will be processed and send to you by our Asia/pacific agent. U. S. embassies and consulates will not be able to provide a list of winners until their Green Card acknowledgement certificates are processed with their case numbers and placed on the U.S Immigration Network Database.
Visa Processing Fee.
Single-$1195USD
Dual-$1,420USD (Family)
What is processing fee?
The processing fee pays for the accuracy preparation of your documents that will enable you to obtain your visa through the U.S Consular officer in your home country or country of your present residence. Green card experts charges a nominal fee to cover administrative and processing costs incurred in conjunction with the careful processing of every document. According to J.Stevenson Wilson, Author of Visa Lottery services Report, the total average fee charged by green card lottery services ($1195USD) for one person,there is no correlation between the fee charged and the quality of services provided and its benefits.
Benefits.
Winners will get FREE Airline Ticket to the USA.
people that win this Lottery will get the constant legal status of the US inhabitant, an opportunity of free country entrance and departure, the right to be working in the USA legally and getting American salary. You may have any job in America, whether it is a government, public or private job. A permanent residence visa (as well as American work visa) eases your life. In addition to permanent legal residence Green Card holders also receive health, education, retirement, taxation, social security and other benefits.
Please retain this letter and take it with you to your visa interview centre when directed.
Do not reply back to this notification email (busy)
Please read and follow all the enclosed instructions very carefully.
Sincerely yours,
Mr. Raphel Briggs (LLB)
UniAir SouthEast Asia Zonal office Bangkok, Thailand.
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PRIVACY: This correspondence may contain confidential or legally privileged information or both. No confidentiality or privilege is waived or lost by any mistransmission. You have received this information in your mail box from U.S Asia-Pacific lottery centre.


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