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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: GOOGLE LOTTERY <googlelottery@centrum.sk>
Date: Tue, 25 May 2010 23:45:16 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: WINNING NOTIFICATION!!

 OFFICE OF INTERNATIONAL MANAGEMENT TYPES
GOOGLE INTERNATIONAL INC. ENGLAND BRANCH
19, STEVE RODDINGHAM AVENUE, LONDON, SW46
JH31, ENGLAND   
DATE: 25/5/2010                                                


                                                       WINNING NOTIFICATION!!

GOOGLE INTERNATIONAL INC.! Mail gives members random cash prizes today, your account is randomly selected as one of 10 top winners accounts who will get cash prizes from us, meanwhile we are happy to inform you that you have won a prize money of (Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars) ($500,000.00) in the ongoing Google Lottery May 2010.
               
GOOGLE INTERNATIONAL INC. collects all e-mail addresses are automatically selected through eletronic computer ballot system, your e-mail address is one of the TEN(10) lucky winners were selected this month as our winners through electronic balloting System without the winner applying,we are  congratulating you for been one of the people selected.
This Lottery was promoted and sponsored by a conglomerate of some multinational companies as part of their social responsibility to the citizens in the communities where they have operational base.
Further more your details(e-mail address) falls within our representative office in London, as indicated and will be release to you from this regional branch office.

Below are your identification numbers:
Ticket Number.......................EX 3 QS
Batch Number..........MFI/06/APA-43658
Winning number..................GH 45 XZ
 
Contact Person:
Mr.David Walter
Tele:+44703-594-5399

To begin your claims, kindly contact our fiduciary company agent with your Informations and your batch numbers as indicated.

Full Name: __________________________
Gender:_____________________________
Date of Birth:______________________
Age:______________________________
Marital Status: ____________________
Nationality: ________________________
Occupation_________________________
Home Address: ___________________
Mobile Telephone:________________
Fax : _____________________________
Ticket Number: ___________________
Amount Won:______________________
E-mail Address: ____________________
 
As soon as you contact the Claims Agent, he will advise you on what to do in order to get your prize.
WARNING!
Winners shall not exceed 14 days from date of Draw Notification to claim their money. Any prize not claimed within this period will be forfeited.
For security reasons, we advice all winners to keep this information confidential from the public until your claim is processed and your prize released to you.
This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming and unwarranted taking advantage of this programme by non-participant or unofficial personnel.
Congratulations once more.

Yours Sincerely,
Morgan C. Hassell
(Google Lottery Coordinator)
  

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