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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: "awardemailballotingwin Gazeta.pl" <awardemailballotingwin@gazeta.pl>
Date: Tue, 24 Jun 2008 16:18:59 -0700
Subject:


*Dear Winner,
We are please to announce you as one of the 5th lucky winners in the Free
email lotto internet draws held for may/June 2008.All five winners address
were randomly selected from a batch of 10,000,000 international emails free
raffle draw. ***

*Your email address emerged alongside with four others as a category group A
winner in this year's weekly world random email balloting shoot.

Consequently, you have therefore been approved for a total pay out of
€910,000.00(Nine hundred and ten thousand Euro only) The following
particulars are attached to your lotto payment winning money order:

(i) winning numbers:5698-4789/2365
(ii) email ticket number:yahoo/5698666
(iii) lotto code number:ju1456/44 ***

* *

*This money dash out is basically on extension of our free lotto play and
win programs.***

*With this opportunity we believe you will be participating in all our play
and win lotto programs which is nearly at your door

Please contact the under listed claims officer as soon as possible for the
immediate release of your winnings money to your personal prefer mode:

Mr Maulin Ewasanwo **Email:*

*headofficefreelotto@o2.pl**
Tel:+226 78 33 38 98

N.B:Please be sure that all winner have been categorized through their
profile, Your profile shows you from Asia or Africa that is why you are
categorize to Mr Philip Ewasanwo as your Asia and Africa payment agents.**
*

* You did not play before you won this money prize, its free lotto selected
by internet raffle draw and your email account won you this money.***

*Again Congratulations!!!***

*Yours faithfully,***

*Mr frail j Cole***

*Director General Free Lotto Company**. Copyright (c) 1999-2008 Plasma Net
Inc. all rights reserved. E&OE. Reproduction in whole or in part in any form
or medium without the expressed written permission of Plasma Net Inc. is
prohibited. Plasma Net Inc. PO Box 4562, Grand Central Station, New York, NY
10163*

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