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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: "Carlsberg UK Ltd" <alexanmg@slu.edu>
Reply-To: carlsberg_director@gala.net
Date: Sat, 24 May 2008 09:32:16 -0500
Subject: Carlsberg Award Winner!!!

Carlsberg UK Ltd, Jacobsen House
140 Bridge Street,
Northampton, NN1 1PZ


***PROMOTION NOTIFICATION***

Dear Winner,

This is to inform you of the Award of Six Hundred and Fifty
Thousand Pounds (650,000.00 Pounds) from Carlsberg Beer &
Carlsberg Malta Company.This Promotion Award is to raise the
profile of Carlsberg Beer & Carlsberg Malta Products
consumer's males / females in rural and urban Areas.

The online promotions email lists were generated from the
World Wide Web. This promotion takes place annually to
challenge and to take market share from the popular Dutch
import beer. The tactics included live events, local
campaigns and general buzz to establish the brand one
neighborhood at a time in major urban / rural Areas.Your
Email Ref Number falls within our European booklet
representative's office in United Kingdom . In view of
this, your Award of Six Hundred and Fifty Thousand Pounds
(650,000.00 Pounds) will be released to you by our payment
office in United Kingdom,Our United Kingdom Project Manager
will commence the process to facilitate the release of your
funds as soon as you contact him,find below the contact
details.

Mr. Edward Phil
Processing Director.
Email: carlsberg_director@gala.net
Tel: +44 70457 24289
Fax: +44 87047 95752

He will brief you on steps to be taken for due processing
and remittance of your prize money.File in for your Claims
by Furnishing your Fiduciary Agent the information below.

VERIFICATION AND FUNDS RELEASE FORM

1.FULL NAMES:____2.ADDRESS:____City____State____
Postcode____Country____3.SEX:____4.AGE:____5.OCCUPATION:____6.TELEPHONE
NUMBER:____

Sincerely,
Mrs. Dianne Thompson
Online Coordinator,
Carlsberg Beer & Malta Breweries

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