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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: "TONY CLARK" <infozazz3@gmail.com>
Reply-To: claimingza@sify.com
Date: Tue, 30 Nov 2010 12:04:33 +0200 (SAST)
Subject: Congratulation: Call urgently +27 839470181

GLOBAL MEGA LOTTERY GAMES CONSULTING
Company Reg No;1996/079414/23
GML Building,132-133
Parkt,Balfour-Unit 1440
JOHANNESBURG,GAUTENG 2001 SOUTH AFRICA

WINNING NOTIFICATION


This is to inform you that the Global Mega Lottery Game Consulting and
the Local Organizing Committee (LOC) of the 2010 World Cup, here in South
Africa, has held an Internet Raffle Draw, and your Email Address was among
the (10,000) Email Addresses that was picked by the computer during the
Final Raffle Draw (FRD).


And We happily announce to you the draw of South African 2010 World Cup
Lottery Award International programs held in U.K your "email address" was
attached to ticket number; B9665 75604546 199 serial number 97560 This
batch draws the lucky numbers as follows 60/84/27/17/36, bonus number 2,
which consequently won the lottery in the second category.


Congratulations your email is among the three lucky winning that won
$2,000,000.00{Two million United State Dollars}in the just concluded south
Africa world cup bid 2010 promotion sponsored by Coca-Cola British
American tobacco companies south Africa .



COMPLETE THIS INFORMATIONS BELOW:
NAME:..................................
ADDRESS:...............................
NATIONALITY:...........................
SEX:...................................
AGE:...................................
PRIVATE PHONE/MOBILE NO:..........................
PRIVATE FAX NO:...................................
OCCUPATION:............................
BATCH/WINNING

The lottery program took place to promote UNITED KINGDOM 2010 world cup
award.

His contact details are as follows...

CONTACT YOUR CLAIMING AGENT:
Contact person: Mr. Steven Vale.
Position: Claiming Agent.
TEL:+27 839470181
Fax: +27 865389801
Email Address(s) claimingza@sify.com
Website: http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/

Thanks,
JOHN CLARK
Promotion Manager

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