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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: "Mr. Brian Themba." <pl.ny7@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <fiduciaryclaimsdept@consultant.com>
Date: Wed, 6 Nov 2013 01:55:18 -0800
Subject: CONGRATULATION! CONGRATULATION!! CONGRATULATION!!!










MOTTO:
FIGHTING POVERTY ROUND THE WORLD

Microsoft and AOL Award Team “2013”

20 Craven Park, Harlesden London NW10 United Kingdom

Ref: BTD958/013

Batch: 309976E



CONGRATULATION! CONGRATULATION!!
CONGRATULATION!!!



Dear: Winner’s, Sir/ Madam.



The
prestigious Microsoft and AOL Lottery has set out and successfully organized a
Sweepstakes marking the July Celebration/ anniversary “2013” celebrations. We
rolled out over US$50, 748,562 for the July Celebration/ anniversary“2013”
celebrations Draws. Participants for the draws were randomly selected and drawn
from a wide range of web hosts which we enjoy their patronage. The
selection was made through a computer draw system attaching personalized email
addresses to ticket numbers. Your email address as
indicated was drawn and attached to reference and ticket number BTD958/013
with serial numbers



BTD/9580356301/013
and drew the lucky numbers BTD011-10-40-17(25) which
subsequently won you US$ 720, 000.00 (Seven Hundred & Twenty
Thousand United States Dollars Only) as one of the 5 jackpot winners in this
draw. You have therefore won the entire winning
sum of US$720, 000.00 (Seven Hundred & Twenty
Thousand United States Dollars Only) The draws
registered as Draw number one was conducted in London United Kingdom on the 30th
Day of March, “2013”. These Draws are commemorative and as such special.



Please
be informed by this winning notification to file your claims immediately. You
are advised to make contact to your referred agent who shall by duty guide you
through the process to facilitate the release of your winning prize by our
African payment offshore Bank in South Africa. To file for this claim, Please
Contact your delivery agency with the contact information’s below:



DELIVERY AGENCY CONTACT
INFORMATION:

Name of claim agency firm: Sweepstakes Award Client
Services

158,
Prichard & Cnr, Simon Street,

Johannesburg,
South Africa

Tell:
(+27) 74842 6349

Name:
Mr. Brian Themba.

E-Mail: fiduciaryclaimsdept@consultant.com



You
are advised to contact your fiduciary agent with the following details to avoid
unnecessary delays and complications:

1.
Name in Full:.............................. 2. Address:.................. 3.
Nationality:.................4. Age:...................

5.
Sex... .............. 6. Occupation:.........................7. Marital Status:.......................... 8.
Phone ...........................9. Fax:.............................. 10.
Wining References: E, TOTAL… .AMOUNT Won..................Ref /Ticket No:
....................Serial No: ...............



We
dedicate our special thanks & gratitude to Bill Gates and his associates.
We wish you the best of luck as you spend your good fortune in this season.



Note:
You have One week from the date of this publication to claim your prize or you
may forfeit your winnings. In

compliance
with the sponsoring bodies', you are to make a remittance of a part of your
winning fund, not lower than 10- percent, after receiving your allocation to a
charity organization of your choice in your country. Special notice: you advice
to keep your winning details secret to avoid double claim.



Thank you for being part of our commemorative in this
July Celebration/ anniversary“2013”celebrations Draws.



Mrs. Cynthia Clifford


Sweepstakes Promotion Coordinator “2013”.




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