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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: "BRITISH OLYMPIC ASSOCIATION" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <2012britiassocmite@shqiptar.eu>
Date: Tue, 17 Apr 2012 05:17:49 +0530
Subject: BRITISH OLYMPIC ASSOCIATION

Contact BRITISH OLYMPIC ASSOCIATION
60 Charlotte Street,
London W1T2NU
Company No: 4620511.
Tel: +447017030385
Email: 2012britiassocmite@shqiptar.eu
FROM THE DESK OF INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC COMMITTEE
 
                                         Dear Lucky Winner.
 
This E-mail is to officially inform you that your email address have been verified and pronounced as the lucky Winner Of £550,000.00 GBP, in the 2012 Award By (INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC COMMITTEE Email Draw). We wishes to congratulate you over your email address success in this financial bailout plan. Your Email address emerged as one of the twenty final recipients of a Cash Grant/Donation of (Five Hundred And Fifty Thousand Pounds only) to salvage your finances and to develop your community. This cash grant is a gift you will never be required to pay it back.
 
This financial bailout plan is funded by , Microsoft Corporation/Yahoo Incorporated, United Nations Agencies, Economic Development Organizations and Regional Unions which include the African Union (AU), Asia Cooperation Dialogue (ACD), European Union (EU), Union of South American Nations (UNASUR), North American Union (NAU), Adidas, Rolex, Coca cola etc in an effort to reduce the impact of food and financial crisis around the world. The leaders of these organizations of these organization, held a meeting in London UK, and made donations for this programme. We were engaged to carry out the task of conducting the email address balloting and to subsequently pay winners.
 
Note that all participants email addresses were selected randomly from email database from all over countries of the world through a random sampling and your email address is attached to file reference number (IOC-P038/C098Q/02/LTY) that emerged as one of the lucky numbers that won the sum of (Five Hundred And Fifty Thousand Pounds only) £550,000.00 GBP.
 
Our method of payment is through A Demand Bank Draft that will be Issue in your favour So that you can easily en-cash it in your country even from your local bank. All you have to do now is to provide us with the information below to enable the Management of the INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC COMMITTEE issue you the Bank Draft in your favour, you are required to fill the Verification & Funds Release Form below. And contact Dr Mrs. Nicole Morgan through this official email address 2012britiassocmite@shqiptar.eu
 
VERIFICATION AND FUNDS RELEASE FORM
 
1. Full Name's:
2. Sex:
3. Country:
4. State/City:
5. Contact Address:
6. Mobile/Tel Number:
7. Marital Status:
8. Occupation:
9. Age:
10. Pin Code:
11. File Reference Number:
12. Winning Email Address:
13. Amount Won:
14. Have You Won Before: Yes Or No? .........
 
As a security measure, you are asked to keep your winning information confidential until you have made your claim. This is mainly to avoid putting up double claims with your email address which will result to the cancellation of your cash grant. On behalf of myself and all staff of INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC COMMITTEE, I say congratulations once again.
 
Your sincerely,
Dr. Leo Barry
(Director of Operations)
Tel: +44-844-664-1421
INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC COMMITTEE.
 
Note;.  Do contact Mrs. Nicole with the required information via my email: 2012britiassocmite@shqiptar.eu
 

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