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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: interluckypromo1@handbag.com
Reply-To: epsfinbv@mail2finance.com
Date: Thu, 16 Sep 2004 00:19:37 +0100
Subject: AWARD/ WINNING NOTIFICATION

INTER ECO LUCKYPROMO LOTTO, THE NETHERLANDS
THE DESK OF THE PROMOTIONS MANAGER
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS PRIZE /AWARD DEPARTMENT,
www.luckyday.nl

AWARD/ WINNING NOTIFICATION
We are pleased to inform you of the announcement today 31st August 2004
of your selection as one of the five winners of the promotional Inter EcoEuro
Lottery held recently as part of our year lotto progamme. You have therefore
been approved for a lump sum pay out of US$1,500,000.00 (0ne Million, Five
Hundred Thousand Dollars only) in cash credited to file REF: 435-867-0034
5-ECO.
We in the EcoEuro Lottery is by this program, launching our model computer
balloting lottery draws, developed and designed to satisfy the cravings
of the ever growing number of participants in our various lottery programs.With
funds accrued exclusively from previous draws, payouts to all winners are
guaranteed and will be transferred in record time. After randomly selecting
15,000 participants from an initial database of 300,000 emails all participants
were selected through a computer ballot system from the Middle East, Asia,Africa,Canada,
Europe, USA and North America as part our International Promotions Program,
which was conducted in view of launching ourselves into the Sweepstakes
Industry Worldwide and zoning all participants by their respective continents
from across the globe, we produced an extensive list from which you have
emerged as one of the winners of the Grand Draw prize. To ensure a smooth
collection of your winnings, the transfer of your prize is to be handled
by our Prize Transfer agents .You are to contact our agents by email/fax
or call within a week of receiving this notice.

Please find full contact details below:
FOSTER COOKER
FOREIGN SERVICE MANAGER,
TEL:+31-616-078-923.
FAX:+31-847-301-222.
EMAIL: epsfinbv@mail2finance.com
Also find all other relevant winning lottery information below:
REF: 435-867-00345-ECO
Batch No: ECO/101/0015
Zonal Draw No: ECO-A2-004
Grand Draw No: 10158
Remember, you must contact your claim agent not later than a week of receiving
this notification. After this date, all funds will be returned as unclaimed.
In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please remember
to Quote your reference and batch numbers in every one of your correspondences
with your agent. Furthermore you are seriously advised to keep all winning
lottery information and numbers from the public in line with our company
security protocol to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this
program by unscrupulous individuals.
Congratulations again from all our staff and thank you for being part of
our Promotions program.
Yours Sincerely,

JAN VAN SCHIPPERS,
THE PROMOTIONS MANAGER,
INTERECO LUCKYPROMO LOTTO.
N.B. Any breach of confidentiality on the part of the winners will result
to Disqualification. Contact your claim agent as instructed above.


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