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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: from loto company <fdjkjnbjn@web.de>
Date: Thu, 04 Sep 2008 11:48:21 +0200
Subject: YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS HAVE WON YOU A LUCKY NUMBER!!!




MICROSOFT INTERNALTIONAL FOUNDATION
BANKGIRO LOTERIJ.NL
Waterlloplain 783
1106ds, Netherland
=20
Ref. NO: LID/WIN/567/67/44/JIL=20
Batch. NO: HML/1001/478/962/00=20
=20
We wish to congratulate you over your email success in
our computer Balloting held on 4th of September, 2008.
This is a Millennium Scientific Computer Game in which
email addresses were used.All participants were
selected through a computer ballot system drawn from
over 100,000 company and 50,000,000 individual email
addresses and names from all over the world. It is a
promotional program aimed at encouraging internet
users; therefore you do not need to buy ticket to
enter for it and your email address drew you a lucky
number in the second category with Ticket number
235-5990 and Serial number 04-00-88-56-65. You have
been approved for the star prize of
Euro500:000.00(Five Hundred Thousand Euro Only).=20
To claim your winning prize you are to contact the
appointed agent as soon as possible for the immediate
release of your winnings:=20
=20
MR: Paul Hans (Director of operations).
CARLTON FINANCIAL INTERNATIONAL SERVICES
ABRAHAM KENNEDY STRAAT, 1015KB=20
AMSTERDAM WEST, THE NETHERLANDS
=20
E-mail: carltonfinance@gmail.com [mailto:carltonfinance@gmail.com]
E-mail: carltonfinance@myway.com [mailto:carltonfinance@myway.com]
Tell: +31-629-262-035
FaX; 0031-847-462-843
=20
You must contact the appointed agent with your Full
Names, Contact Telephone Numbers (Home, Office and
Mobile Number and also Fax Number) via email to
process the immediate payment of your prize. The
Validity period of the winnings is for 30 working days
hence you are expected to make your claims mmediately.
Once again congratulations!!!
Best Regards,=20

Susan HOLMES (MRS)
Online coordinator for INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY AWARD
=20



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