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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: reb_smith@tiscali.it
Reply-To: adamsbrown@winning.com
Date: Mon, 22 Nov 2004 08:54:55 +0000
Subject: AWARD NOTIFICATION

SWEEPSTAKES LOTTO LONDON,
LONDON, E17, 6NU,
UNITED KINGDOM

FROM: MRS. REBECCA SMITH
The Marketing Manager,
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT.

RE / AWARD NOTIFICATION; FINAL NOTICE

We are pleased to inform you of the announcement today as one of the Three
winners of the

promotional SWEEPSTAKES LOTTO LONDON/ INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS held on 20th
November, 2004 as part

of our Last Quarter bonanza.

You are attached to ticket number 025-1146-1992-750, with serial number
2113-05 drew the lucky

numbers 13-15-22-37-39-43, and consequently won the lottery in the 3rd category.
You have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out of £3,500,000.00
(Three Million, Five

Hundred Thousand POUNDS only) in cash credited to file REF NO.GL/2551256003/01.

This is from total prize money of £20,400,000.00 shared among the Three
international winners in

this category. All participants were selected through a computer ballot
system drawn form 25,000

names from the Middle East, Asia, Africa, Canada, Europe, USA and North
America as part our

International Promotions Program, which is conducted annually.

CONGRATULATIONS!

Your fund is now deposited with a Finance and Security House insured in
your name. Due to the mix

up of some numbers and names, we ask that you keep this award strictly from
public notice until

your claim has been processed and your money remitted to your account. This
is part of our

security protocol to avoid double claiming or unscrupulous acts by participants
of this program.
We hope with a part of your prize, you will participate in our end of year
high stakes £1.3

billion International Lottery.

To begin your claim, please contact your claim agent:

ADAMS BROWN
GATEY SECURITIES LTD.
29, LOCKWOOD ROAD BARKING ESSEX,
IG11 7ST, UNITED KINGDOM
EMAIL: adamsbrown@winning.com

Below is your winning lottery information :

Ref No: GL/2551256003/01
Batch No:14/0017/IPD
Zonal Draw No: GLA2-003
Grand Draw No: 12099


For due processing and remittance of your prize money to a designated account
of your choice.
Remember, you must contact your claim agent not later than two weeks, After
this date, all funds

will be returned as unclaimed.


NOTE:
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,
should there

be any change of your address, do inform your claims agent as soon as possible.

On behalf of all our staff in SWEEPSTAKES LOTTO program, accept my Congratulations!

MRS. REBECCA SMITH
The Marketing Manager,
SWEEPSTAKES LOTTO LONDON

N.B. Anybody under the age of 18 cannot participate in this programme and
any breach of

confidentiality on the part of the winners will result to disqualification.


Please do not reply to this mail. Contact your claim agent.



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