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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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Fraud email example:

From: msn msn <mmssnnxx1@web.de>
Date: Fri, 18 Apr 2008 10:55:33 +0200
Subject: =?iso-8859-15?Q?CONGRATULATION!!!_YOU_HAVE_WON_MICROSOFT=99_AWARD_?=


The Microsoft Corp World Lottery, United Kingdom P O Box 1010 Liverpool, L70 1NL
United Kingdom. Winning Numbers 887 13 865 37 10 83

WINNING NOTIFICATION:
We happily announce to you the draw (#953) of the MICROSOFT CORP WORLD LOTTERY AWARD International programs held in U.K your "email address" was attached to ticket number; B9665 75604546 199 serial number 97560, This batch draws the lucky winning numbers as follows 887/13/865/37/10/83, bonus number 2, which consequently won the lottery in the second category. All participants "email address" were selected through a computer balloting system drawn from Nine hundred thousand names from Canada, Australia, United States, Asia, Europe, Middle East, Africa and Oceanic as part of our international promotions program which is conducted annually.
You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of £800,000.00 (Eight Hundred Thousand United Kingdom Pounds) in cash credited to file MSW-L/200-26937, This is from total prize money of £60,000,000, shared among the Seventy-five (75) lucky Worldwide winners in first category. HOW TO CLAIM YOUR PRIZESimply contact our fiduciary Claim Agent in South Africa where your payment is zoned. He will immediately commence the process to facilitate the release of your winning prize money. His contact details is shown below
MR. AHMED HAMED
TEL: +27 837 230 111
FAX: +27 86667 8372
Email:ahmedhemed@mmail.com
Email:ahmedhemed@graffiti.netEmail: ahmedhemed@uymail.com [mailto:ahmedhemed@uymail.com]
To process your claims you are hereby advice to contact the Claim Agent immediately with the below information's:
PLEASE FILL THIS CLAIM FORM AND FORWARD TO YOUR CLAIM AGENT FOR CLAIM OF YOUR WINNING PRIZE FUND.
FULL NAME:.......................................................................DATE OF BIRTH:.................................................................CONTACT ADDRESS:..........................................................COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE:...............................................NATIONALITY:....................................................................DIRECT TELEPHONE & FAX NUMBER:..................................YOUR WINNING REF:NO AND BATCH NO:...........................YOUR WINNING EMAIL ADDRESS:......................................OCCUPATION:...................................................................SEX:..................................................................................MODE OF PAYMENT:BANK TRANSFER{T/T}.........................BANK ACCOUNT NUMBER:..................................................BANK NAME:......................................................................BANK ADDRESS:................................................................BRANCH CODE:................................................................BANK SWIFT CODE:..........................................................BANK TELEPHPNE NUMBER:..............................................BANK FAX NUMBER:...........................................................TOTAL AMOUNT WON:.......................................................SCAN TWO PAGES OF YOUR INTERNATIONAL PASSPORT/DRIVING LICENSE::
Our special thanks and gratitude to BILL GATES and his associates. We wish you the best of luck as you spend your good fortune in this season.
For security reasons, you are advised to keep your winning information confidential till your cash prize is processed and your winning money remitted to your nominated account
NB: PLEASE DO NOT REPLY TO THIS EMAIL BECAUSE YOU MIGHT NOT BE ATTENDED TO, KINDLY CONTACT YOUR FIDUCIARY AGENT DIRECTLY FOR FURTHER DIRECTIONS.



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