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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: hellen shark <hellenshark@web.de>
Date: Sun, 01 Jun 2008 10:20:45 +0200
Subject: CONGRATULATION




CONGRATULATION
LOTTERIA SHOP NATIONA
FROM:PRIZE AWARD DEPT.
REF: 241918906-076
BATCH: 00189/04
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ATTN: WINNER,
=20
FINAL NOTICE
=20
We are pleased to inform you of the result of the Lotto Shop World Wide pr=
ograms held on the 30th of May 2008. Your e-mail address attached to ticke=
t number 241918906-076 with game Number 54568 drew lucky numbers 16,18,29,=
33,37,42 which consequently won. You have therefore been approved for a lu=
mp sum pay out of 750,000.00 (Seven Hundred and Fifty Thousand Euro) CONGR=
ATULATIONS!!
=20
All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from=
over 100.000.00 company and 1.000.000.00 individual email addresses and n=
ames from Middel East, Asia, Africa, Canada, Europe North and south Americ=
a, Oceania and around the world. To file for your claim, please contact ou=
r fiduciary agent;
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Mr.Jones Morgan
Universal Security Services, S.L .
Madrid, Spain;
Tel: +34-699-900-371
Fax:+34-917-905-099
Emails:universalsecdpt@aim.com


Due to mix up of some numbers and names, we ask that you keep your Winning=
information confidential until your claims have been processed. This is p=
art of our security protocol to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abus=
e of this program by some participant.
=20
Please, note that you will be required to pay for the issuance of your win=
ning certificate. Be notified that all winnings must be claimed not later =
than 13th June 2008. After this date all unclaimed winnings will be null a=
nd void. In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications remember t=
o quote your reference number and batch numbers in all correspondence. Fur=
thermore, should there be any change of address do inform our agents as so=
on as possible.
=20
Congratulations once more and thank you for being part of our promotional =
program.
=20
Note: Anybody under the age of 18 is automatically disqualified.
=20
Sincerely yours,
=20
MRS GEMA ALVARO
Winning Co-ordinator, ( LOTTERIA SHOP NATIONAL )=20


=09
Jeden Monat 1 hochkar=E4tiger maxdome-Blockbuster GRATIS!=20
Exklusiv f=FCr alle WEB.DE Nutzer. *http://www.blockbuster.web.de* [http://w=
ww.blockbuster.web.de]

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