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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: (sent from abused email account)
Reply-To: lotterycliamagent@yahoo.com
Date: Mon, 27 Oct 2008 14:03:42 +0200
Subject: NOTIFICATION OF YOUR LOTTO WINNING


*DEAR SIR/MADAM,*

*NOTIFICATION OF YOUR
LOTTO WINNING*

We are pleased to inform you from UTHINGO ELECTRONIC LOTTERY INC of the
announcement today, 23rd of October 2008 as one of the Lucky winners of the
UTHINGO ELECTRONIC LOTTERY draws, held on the 21st of October 2008 as part
of our e-business promotional draws end.

Participants in the draws were selected through a computer Ballot system
drawn from 2,500,000 email addresses of Individuals and companies from
Africa, America, Asia,Australia, Europe, Middle East, as part of our
electronic
Business Promotions Program. You qualified for the draw as a result of your
visiting various websites we are running the Electronic-business promotions
for.

You/Your Company email address, attached with REFERENCE NUMBER:Ref
NO:-PF23-711W-9 , Batch No: 46-184-WAN with serial number 215-18 drew the
lucky numbers 12, 19, 27, 30, 34, 52, 89, and consequently Won the
SEPTEMBER, 2008 draw. You have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay
out of US$5,500,000.00 in cash, which is the winning payout for First
category winners. This is from the total prize money of US$10,500,000.00
shared among the Two winners in the First category.

*CONGRATULATIONS!*

Your winnings should be claimed from our paying Agents. (Active Finance
Limited) as we have notified them. Due to the mix that may arise from emails
of winners and numbers we ask that you keep this award strictly from public
notice unti l your claim has been processed and your money remitted to you.
This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming or
unscrupulous acts by
participants of this program.

We hope with a part of your prize, you will participate in our First quarter
of year (2009) high stakes US$1.1 billion International Lottery.

To begin your claim, please contact our paying agent who also will be your
claim agent immediately:

*Dr. WILLIAMS OPEL
MANAGER BROKERAGE SERVICE
ACTIVE FINANCE LIMITED
Email: **lotterycliamagent@yahoo.com*<http://us.mc526.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=lotterycliamagent@yahoo.com>
*Phone: +27- 746 731 045
Fax: +27-115 706 999*

For due processing and remittance of your prize money, Remember you must
contact your claim agent not later than 30TH OF OCTOBER 2008 After this
date,
all funds will be returned as unclaimed.

*NOTE*: In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please
remember to quote your reference and batch numbers provided below in every
one of your
correspondences with your claims agent.

REFERENCE NUMBER: Ref NO:-PF23-711W-9
BATCH NUMBER: Batch No: 46-184-WAN
Also to begin your Claim sends to your claims agent the following
information by email.

*1)YOUR BATCH AND REFFERENCE NUMBERS and AMOUNT WON
2)YOUR FULL NAME
3)YOUR ADDRESS
4)A COPY OF YOUR ID (PASSPORT OR DRIVERS LISCENCE)
5)CONTACT TLEPHONE, MOBILE PHONE NUMBER AND FAX NUMBER
6)OCCUPATION*

Congratulations once again from all our staff and thank you for being part
of our promotions program.
Sincerely,

THE LOTTERY AWARDS MANAGER,
UTHINGO LOTTERY ELECTRONIC
22 PRETORIUS STREET
JOHANNESBURG,
SOUTH AFRICA.

N.B. Any breach of confidentiality on the part of the Winners will result to
disqualification. Please do not
Reply to this mail. Contact your claims agent by email.

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