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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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Fraud email example:

From: e_alerte@yahoo.com
Date: 19 Feb 2014 16:47:40 -0500
Subject: YOU HAVE ONE{ 1} LOTTERY MESSAGE!! URGENT URGENT!!

This article was sent to you by: e_alerte@yahoo.com.

Message:
CONGRATULATIONS®SDLINC®CONGRATULATIONS SDL INC® CONGRATULATIONS FROM: [SDL INC®] SUPER DRAFT LOTTERY GAME 2014 AUSTRALIAN LOTTERY HEADQUARTERS: NATIONAL LOTTERY SERVICES, Headline: **Super Draft Lottery Winner** Date: FEBRUARY 19, 2014. REF: BATCH: 7050470902/126 WINNING NO: GB8102/LPRC CONGRATULATIONS!!CONGRATULATIONS!!CONGRATULATIONS!! DEAR SIR/MA WE ARE DELIGHTED TO INFORM YOU OF YOUR PRIZE WHICH WAS RELEASED TODAY, FROM THE SCOTLAND AND AUSTRALIAN INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY PROGRAMME,WHICH IS FULLY BASED ON AN ELECTRONIC SELECTION OF WINNERS USING THEIR E-MAIL ADDRESSES FROM SOME SITES. YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS AND 30 MORE EMAILS WAS ATTACHED TO TICKET NUMBER; 4700172507056490108 AND SERIAL NUMBER 7741134002. THIS BATCH DRAWS THE lucky numbers AS FOLLOWS 5-13-33-37-42 AND BONUS NUMBER 17,WHICH CONSEQUENTLY WON THE LOTTERY IN OUR BALLOT. xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx YOU HEREBY HAVE BEEN APPROVED A LUMP SUM PAY OF US$2,000.000-----.00--- --(TWO MILLION DOLLARS ONLY)IN CASH CREDIT FILE REF: ILP/HW 47509/09 FROM THE TOTAL CASH PRIZE SHARED AMONGST THIRTY LUCKY WINNERS IN THIS CATEGORY. ALL PARTICIPANTS WERE SELECTED THROUGH A COMPUTER BALLOTING SYSTEM DRAWN FORM NINE HUNDRED THOUSAND E-MAIL ADDRESSES FROM CANADA, AUSTRALIA, UNITEDSTATES, ASIA, EUROPE, MIDDLE EAST, AFRICA AND OCEANIA AS PART OF OUR INTERNATIONAL PROMOTION PROGRAM WHICH IS CONDUCTED ANNUALLY. xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx HOW TO CLAIM YOUR PRIZE: SIMPLY CONTACT OUR FIDUCIAL AGENT GLEN BURNIE PATCH TO FILE FOR YOUR CLAIM. PLEASE QUOTE YOUR: (REFERENCE BATCH AND WINNING NUMBER) NOTE, ALL WINNERS ARE TO MAKE CLAIM FOR THEIR WINNING IMMEDITELY OTHERWISE ALL UNCLAIMED FUNDS WILL BE RETURNED AS UNCLAIMED AND EVENTUALLY DONATED TO CHARITY ORGANISATIONS. SEND YOUR FULL NAMES AND ADDRESS FOR PROCESS. xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx PLEASE CONTACT: glenpatch@yahoo.com / GLEN BURNIE PATCH, EMAIL HER ON HOW YOU WILL RECEIVE YOUR WINNING PRIZE. SCOTLAND LOTTERY UK CENTER ON CLAIM CAN BE CONTACTED VIA EMAIL BELOW: ********************* glenpatch@yahoo.com *************** xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx CONGRATULATIONS ONCE AGAIN ON YOUR WINNING!!! SINCERELY, MS. GLEN BURNIE PATCH. ZONAL COORDINATOR NATIONAL LOTTERY SERVICES, SCOTLAND LOTTO LOTTERY INC

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