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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: Sa Loto <sa.lot31@hotmail.co.uk>
Date: Mon, 10 Dec 2007 13:31:54 +0000
Subject: NOTIFICATION.



















MASTER MEGA-MILLION
LOTTERY SA

SPECIAL WINNING NOTIFICATION
BE NOTIFIED THAT ON THE 7TH OF DECEMBER 2007.
Your Email Have Luckily Won The Sum of
US$ 2,000,000.00
(TWO MILLION, UNITED STATES DOLLAR)
BRIEF WINNING INFORMATIONS:
There was a computer ballot that was organized by the MASTER MEGA-MILLION LOTTERY South Africa.
It was not an individual lotto playing, but the computer itself picked out from all over the world, 1,000,000 email addresses and it was selected and picked from the Internet, those email addresses of Participants that was selected and picked from the internet were again selected through a computer ballot system drawn from among the 1,000,000 email addresses of individuals and companies from all part of the world, this is called the computer ballot.
And Seven (7) email addresses was finally picked out from among the total 1,000,000 email addresses, and out of those 7 email addresses, your email address is among the winners on the ballot.
You have to note that this program is being sponsored by the FIFA SUPPORT AFRICAN TEAM, to creat awareness for the coming 2010 FIFA world Cup, which is to be host by South Africa.
FOR YOUR CLAIM...
Call Mr. Paul Morgan Proccessing Director Eagle Treasure SA TELL: +27-73-405-9457.
YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS WAS SELECTED ON THE COMPUTER PROMOTIONAL BALLOT SYSTEM DRAW, AS ONE OF THE WINNING EMAIL ADDRESS ON THE INTERNET COMPUTER LOTTERY DRAW.
THE PROGRAM WAS HELD BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN LEADING LOTTERY ORGANIZATION, KNOWN AS...
...MASTER MEGA-MILLION LOTTERY
THE COMPUTER BALLOT QUALIFIED YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS AS ONE OF THE WINNER OF THE SUM OF
US$ 2,000,000,00
(TWO MILLION, UNITED STATES DOLLAR)
FOR MORE ENQUIRIES/INFORMATIONS, PLEASE DO CONTACT:
(MR. JAMES CAMERON)
THE DIRECTOR OF INFORMATION
INFORMATION DEPARTMENT ON EMAIL ADDRESS:
info-dept@workmail.co.za

SO THAT THEY WILL FURNISH YOU WITH YOUR WINNING NUMBERS, LUCKY DRAW NUMBERS, INSURANCE NUMBERS, REFERENCE AND BATCH NUMBERS, WHICH YOU WILL USE TO CLAIM YOUR PRIZE.
PLEASE NOTE THAT BECAUSE OF THE INTERNET LOTTERY SCAMS, WE COULD NOT EXPOSE YOUR WINNING DETAILS, SO THAT THE SCAMMERS COULD NOT BE ABLE TO GET YOUR WINNING INFORMATION.
...HE WILL ALSO FURNISH YOU WITH THE FULL DETAILS OF YOUR CLAIM AGENT, EAGLE TREASURE SA, AS SOON AS YOU RESPOND BY CONTACTING OUR INFORMATION DEPARTMENT OR
CALLING MR. PAUL MORGAN.
THIS MESSAGE WAS SENT TO YOU BY: THE CHAIRMAN, LOTTERY ORGANIZER SOUTH AFRICA,
MR. JABULANI THABODIRECTOR OF PROMOTION, MASTER MEGA-MILLION LOTTERY. 6115 LILIAN ROAD, FORDSBURG, 2092 P O BOX 906171 MARSHALL TOWN 2107JOHANNESBURG SOUTH AFRICA.

MASTER MEGA-MILLION LOTTERY


Mr. Kuash Behler, Our First Quarter Winner of
US$ 2,000,000.00 from Amsterdam, Holland
21st January 2006.


Our Second Quarter Winner Mrs. Ali Fatima from Nepal receiving her winning cheque of US$1,900,000.00 also on the picture is her husband and friends rejoicing with them. April 18th 2007


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