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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: "196.211.143.164" (may be fake)
Date: Tue, 4 May 2010 11:15:30 +0200
Subject: Grand Prize Winner !!

From: THE COORDINATOR,
International Promotions/Prize Award Department
DESTINY LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL.
AMSTERDAM, THE NETHERLANDS.

RESULTS OF CATEGORY "A" DRAWS

Dear Winner,

Congratulation!! you have been awarded €850.000.00 by DESTINY LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL,in the results of just concluded annual draws,in which e-mail addresses were picked by Software,with an advanced automated random computer search through worldwide-website from the internet,
sponsored by "PALACE OF BINGO".

Your email address,attached to REFERENCE NUMBER:LDINT/2352/1509/09,
Batch Numbers: B/4/P643-77 with Serial number: SN/ 16-22 -30 and
Lucky numbers: L/41-90-32-66-10. consequently won the lottery in the "A" Category. You have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out of €850.000.00.(Eight Hundred and Fifty Thousand Euros),each as payout for Category A winners.

To begin the processing of your Won prize,you are advised to contact our licensed and accredited claims agent for category "A" winners on the information below:
================================
Mr. Micheal Foster (Paying/Foreign Department Manager)
Email: destinylottery@netscape.net
Tel: +31-641-700-284 /Fax: +31-847-299-663
================================

You are expected to provide the following details below to your claims agent:
1.Batch And Reffrence Numbers
2.Full Names
3.Age
4.Sex
5.Nationality
6.Country Of Residence
7.Mailing Address
8.Phone & Fax Numbers
9.Email Address

These details facilitate the due process and the release of winnings to avoid unnecessary delays and complications in the processing of your winnings.

Yours Sincerely,

Mrs. Anna Collins. (Lottery Coordinator/Public relations Officer)
(www.palaceofbingo.com)

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
immediately.

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