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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: ics_courier001@sify.com
Date: Thu, 17 Jan 2008 04:31:11 +1300
Subject: YOU HAVE WON =?ISO-8859-1?B?ozk1Niw0MjBHQlA=?= ($1.9MILLION USD)

ssssssssssssssssssUK NATIONAL LOTTERY HEADQUARTERS
22 TAN FIELD ROAD,
CROYDON,LONDON.
CUSTOMER SERVICE
(24hours)
Ref: UK/9420X2/68
Batch: 074/05/ZY36

Dear Winner,

We are pleased to inform you today of the result of the winners of
theNATIONAL LOTTERY ONLINE PROMO PROGRAMME, held on monday i4th of
Jauary,2008.Email addresses were selected raandomly from official
worldwide
Company's,internet data web through online email addressessearch engine
with the aid of Google prominent search,which consequently won you the
online sweepstakes in the 2nd category,in four parts in Europe region.

Lucky umbers :4-33-34-38-39-49(bonus no.23).You have therefore been
approved for alump sum pay of £956,420 (Nine fifty-six thousandfour
hundred and twenty pounds)in cash credited to file
IPL/4249859609/WP1.

All participants of this online promotion programme were selected
randomly
from numerous World Wide Web sites through computer draw
system and extracted from close to 125,000 unions.Your assigned claims
agent will immediately commence the process to facilitate the release
of
your funds as soon as you contact him via electronic mail(email).
Right now i know you are now the most happiest person on earth.We say
congratulationonce again.

You are to contact our AFFILIATE COURIER COMPANY for free delivery of
your
winning certificate and winning cheque of £956,420.GBP.

MR HARRISON BLAIR
INTERNATIONAL COURIER SYSTEMS
EMAIL: ics_courier001@sify.com
TEL:+44 702 4016 642

VERIFICATION FORM TO AUTHENTICATE YOUR EMAIL

FULL NAME....................................
FULL DELIVERY ADDRESS............
SEX:.................................................
AGE....................... .........................
OCCUPATION.................................
TEL.........FAX.........(If any)............
COUNTRY.......................................
E-MAIL...........................................
WINNING NUMBER........................

Congratulations once more from all members and staffs of this program.

Thank you for being part of our online promotional lottery program.

Yours Truly,
Richard K Lloyd

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