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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: "winnersntc Gazeta.pl" <winnersntc@gazeta.pl>
Date: Fri, 20 Jun 2008 23:12:27 -0700
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS FOR YOUR WINNING.


* SOUTH AFRICAN 2010 WORLD CUP LOTTERY.

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From : Lotto Manager South African 2010 World cup lottery online 2008 *
*Lottery Headquarters: 31, Brixon RD *
Calton Building RM 108, JHB South Africa
Batch: ( 13/26/DC36.)

CONGRATULATIONS FOR YOUR WINNING:

[image: Ball number 6][image: Ball number 8][image: Ball number 10][image:
Ball number 19][image: Ball number 30][image: Ball number 42]

We happily announce to you the draw of South African 2010 World cup Bid
lottery Award International programs held in Zurich, Switzerland. Your
e-mail address attached to ticket number: (B9665 75604546 199) with ! Serial
number (97560)Drew the winning NO: (6/8/10/19/30/42), and Insurance number
(KISCS433/2010SNLP/2008) which subsequently won you the lottery award in the
2nd category.

You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of US$800,000.00
(Eight hundred thousand United States Dollars) in cash credited to file
Number (KPC/9030108308/03). This is from a total cash prize of US
($16,000,000.00)shared among the first 20 lucky winners in this category
world-wide.

Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our lottery booklet
representative office in South Africa as indicate in the play coupon. In
view of this, your U.S ($800,000.00 (Eight hundred thousand United States
Dollars) would be released to you by our bank manager immediately he
commence the process to facilitate the release of your funds as soon as you
contact him. Also your claim included with free flight ticket and one month
hotel reservation in one of the five star hotel.

All participants were selected randomly from World Wide Web-site through
computer draw system and extracted from over (100,000) companies and
individual emails addresses. The lottery programe took place to promote
south africa (2010 world cup award).


For security reason s, you are advised to keep your winning information
confidential till your claims are processed and your money remitted to you
in whatever manner you deem fit to claim your it. This is part of our
precautionary measure to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this
program by some unscrupulous elements


(Please be warned)

To file for your claim, please contact your claim agent immediately, you
read this message for quick and urgent release of your fund, his conatct
information is as follows:
*Name: Mr. Anderson Fred*
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*TEL: 0027 83 351 3233 *
*EMAIL: mraandersonfred2010@gmail.com<http://us.f381.mail.yahoo.com/ym/Compose?To=mraandersonfred2010@gmail.com>
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*EMAIL: mrandersonfred2010@yahoo.com<http://us.f381.mail.yahoo.com/ym/Compose?To=mrandersonfred2010@yahoo.com>
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World Cup Blog] <http://www.worldcupblog.org/>*
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* Provide him with the information below:

1.Name:....................... ..........................
2.Address:.................... .........................
3.Marital Status:....................... ...........
4.Occupation:................. .......................
5.Company's Name:......................... ........
5.Age:........................ ............................
6.Sex:........................ .............................
7.Nationality:... ............. .........................
8.Residence:.................. ........................
9.Telephone Number:....................... ....
10.Fax Number:....................... .............
11. Winning Number:....................... .....
12. Ref Number:....................... ............
13.Serial Number:....................... .........
14. Amount Won:. ........................ ......
15. Batch Number:....................... .......
16. Insurance Number:.......................

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Please be informed that all winnin g Prize must be claimed on or before 30
days of this notification. To avoid unnecessary delays and complications,
please quote your reference /batch numbers in any correspondences with us or
our designated agent. Congratulations once more from all members and staffs
of this program that has succesfully won this competition.

Thank you for been part of our promotional lottery program.

Signed: President Nelson Mandela (chairman)
Molefi OLIPHANT (President)

Chief Operations Officer
Albert MOKOENA

Chief Executive Officer
Danny JORDAAN.

N.B/Call our fiduciary agent for your cliam immediately.

Thank you for your co-operation
0D
(Zonal Co-ordinator)
Robert Mboma **

Congratulations once more from all members and staff of this program.Thank
you for been part of our promotional lottery program.
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