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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: ll_promo@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Sun, 20 Mar 2005 19:30:05 -0000
Subject: RESULT NOTIFICATION

LONDON LOTTERY PROMOTION

4 Waterloo Lane
Chelmsford Essex
CM1 1BD

REF NUMBER:LLP/400106/04

BATCH NUMBER:40/01066/XXGB



DATE: 21-03-05





AWARD NOTIFICATION



We are pleased to inform you of the recent result of LONDON
LOTTERY/PROMOTIONS PROGRAM held on 20 November 2004.

Your E-mail Address attached to ticket number 099-44871555 with serial
numbers 6774-04 drew the lucky numbers 6-7-18-33-35-42 which
consequently won the lottery in the 3rd category You are therefore been
approved
for the lump sum payout of £720,000.00(Seven Hundred And Twenty
Thousand Pounds credited to file number LLP/400106/04.This is from the
total
cash prize of £20,450,550.00(Twenty Million, Four Hundred And Fifty
Thousand, Five Hundred And Fifty Pounds Only)Shared among the fourteen
international winners in different categories



All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn
from 550,000 E-mail Addresses from Asia, Australia ,MiddleEast, Europe,
United State of America, Canada, South-America and Africa, as part of
our international promotion programs which we conduct in the month of
November every years .We hope that your Email address will draw a
bigger
cash prize in the subsequent programs.



To begin your lottery claim please contact : Andrew Spencer:+ 44 783
507 3416
andyspencer@rediffmail.com (customer service Manager) for
necessary assistance as regards to your claim and final release of the
prize
money to your designated bank account.



Remember, all prize money must be claimed not later than 31st March
2005. After this date all the fund will be returned to the INLAND
REVENUE
as unclaimed.



NOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please
remember to quote your reference and batch numbers in every
correspondence with us





Congratulations on behalf of our managements.




Ms JESSICA MORGAN

MANAGER(LONDON)





LONDON LOTTERY PROMOTION -2004.ALL o right reserved .CODEX-SADDE
GS-(LONDON ).
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