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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: Global Mega-Million Lottery <zulu022@att.net>
Reply-To: onlineprmtn3@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 30 Apr 2010 03:31:47 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: CONGRATULATION YOU HAVE WON






 

                       

 

 

 The Global Mega-Million Lottery (GMML) Promotion
team is proud to inform you that you have won US$720,000.00 (Seven Hundred and
Twenty Thousand United State Dollars) why you have won? Your E-mail address is
one of 7 lucky Addresses who have won in the weekly Promotion.

 

See below how to claim your prize.

 

 Your Winning Reference
Number is: GMML/240142:

Batch Number 14/006/2010/FIFAJN./ZA.

 WINNING NUMBERS: 17,
35, 11, 32, 19, 40 (01)

                 

  This is to certify that: NAME:..............ID/NO.......................                   
AGE:........................................
SEX:..............GENER..........................                   
ADDRESS:............................... EMAIL:....................................                   
PHONE:...................FAX.......................
OCCUPATION:.................................COMPANY................................                    
COUNTRY:...............................

 Reference Number: .....................................................................


 Batch Number:
............................................................................

Winning Numbers:
.......................................................................

Beneficiaries: winning
amount:..................................................  

 Note:  This program is being sponsored SUPPORT TEAM by
the FIFA, to create awareness for the up coming 2010 FIFA world Cup, which is
to be host by South Africa.

 

Contact The Processing Manager:

                                                          Frank Richardson.

                                                          Email:onlineprmtn3@gmail.com

                                                                 
              Phone: +27 723 677 777

 The Global Mega-Million Lottery Promotion team congratulates
you once again on your winnings.

 

Yours Faithfully,

 




Mrs. Teresa Botha

TEL: +27 791 411 772

FAX: +27 866 648 309

(Zonal Co-coordinator
Sec.)

You are advised to send the following
informations to your agent to facilitate the release of your winning fund to
you through our corresponding paying bank.

 





 

 

  …………………………………..                                    
…………………………………                                                                                              MR. Felicia Daniel                                                                                                                       Robert T Williams

United Kingdom zonal
Secretary General                                                                                 Director,
Legal Services                                      

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