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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: "LOTTERY EMAIL" <lotteryemail10@mobimail.mn>
Date: Sat, 12 Jul 2008 10:36:10 -0700
Subject: ONLINE LOTTERY NOTIFICATION.


[image: Windows Live ID]
*

ONLINE LOTTERY AND WINDOWS LIVE PROMOTION SOUTH AFRICA


*

*CONGRATULATIONS!** **
*
*The Online Lottery Promotion and WINDOWS LIVE Team is proud to inform you
that you have won US$ 1,950,000.00.*
* *
* Why you have won Your E-mail address is one of 7 lucky Addresses who have
won in the weekly Promotion. ** *
* *
*I wish to congratulate you on your victory; Winners shall be paid in
accordance with his/her Settlement Center. Stated below are your
identification numbers:*
* *
* Details on the Winnings *
* *
*BATCH NUMBER: WEB/9944/11/66 *
*REFERENCE NUMBER: RR/ 123/TT/9090 *
*PIN: 8888 *
*FILE NUMBER: FLIE//1212/1313.*
*SECURITY CODE:1976*
* *
*You are required to forward the details of winning to the Claim Agent to
help facilitate the processing of your claims. ** *
**
* The Online Lottery and Window live Promotion Team, is a yahoo and
Hotmailbased Internet Lottery, whereby all winners are selected by
yahoo and
Hotmail internet/email server, this email server visits all internet
providers and email address around the globe, be it .com, .org, .net Aol and
all country based web abbreviations, as you have .ca in Canada and .uk
in United
Kingdom and Aol in U.S.A.

Remember, you must contact your claim agent Dr. Richard Baloyi , Call him
and claim your prize after calling him send your reference and batch number
and all the above information's to his email address and call him to let him
know that you have contacted him through email.
*
* *
*For claiming of your prize and remember to quote your reference and Batch
Number for easy processing of your prize. That's it! *
* *
*Contact The Claim Agent Dr. Richard Baloyi with Below Informations.*
**
***For further confirmation Please contact Claim agent office at** .*
**
*Dr. Richard Baloyi *
*Claim Agent *
*TEL: 27-731-940-738
FAX: 27-866-989-600*
*Email: dr.richardbaloyi*
*Email: dr.richardbaloyi*
*Country:South Africa.*
* *
*You have to note that the FIFA SUPPORT AFRICAN TEAM, in CONJUNCTION WITH
WINDOWS LIVE,to create awareness for the coming 2010 FIFA world Cup, which
is to be host by South Africa, is sponsoring this program.*
**
**
*Online Lottery's Operator, works in collaboration with the Window
Live Board to ensure that the most effective service is offered to
the Lottery winners - within the responsible gaming framework at all times.*
**
**
*Congratulations once again. *
**
*IT IS OUT OF GREAT TRIBULATION THAT HEROES USUALLY EMERGE. *
**
*Regards. *
*Mrs. Candy Free. ** *
*Promotion Manager. *
*ONLINE LOTTERY AND WINDOW LIVE AWARD. *
*Email:* *mrs.candyfree@gmail.com*
<mrs.candyfree@gmail.com><http://us.mc464.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=mrs.candyfree@gmail.com>

*Country: South Africa.*
* Contact your claim officer with details above.


NOTE: OUR WINNERS ARE ASSURED OF THE UTMOST STANDARDS OF CONFIDENTIALITY,
AND PRESS ANONYMITY UNTILL THE END OF PROCEEDINGS AND BEYOND WHERE THEY SO
DESIRE. BE FURTHER ADVISED TO MAINTAIN THE STRICTEST LEVEL OF
CONFIDENTIALITY UNTIL THE END OF PROCEEDINGS TO CIRCUMVENT PROBLEMS
ASSOCIATED WITH FRAUDULENT CLAIMS.


THIS IS PART OF OUR PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE TO AVOID DOUBLE CLAIMING AND
UNWARRANTED
ABUSE OF THIS PROGRAM.
*

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