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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: shareware@handbag.com
Date: Thu, 24 Mar 2005 19:58:40 +0100
Subject: THE DESK OF THE GLOBAL SHREWARE PROMOTIONAL CO-ORDINATOR,

FROM:
THE DESK OF THE GLOBAL SHREWARE PROMOTIONAL CO-ORDINATOR,

REF: GS/20051017

BATCH: 05/472/GKI/NL

ATTN: LOTTERY WINNER,



CONFIRMED WINNING PRIZE

We are pleased to inform you of the result of the Global Shareware Lottery
programs held on March 21th 2005 Your e-mail address was attached to one
of the ten winning ticket numbers with game Number
25864777.. You have therefore been approved for a lump
sum pay out of ? 150,000.00 (One Hundred and Fifty
Thousand euro)

CONGRATULATIONS!!

All participants were selected through a computer ballot system from our
sponsors databases, including over 50,000 companies and 150,000 individual
E-mail addresses and names submitted by our agents drawn
from Asia, Africa, Europe , North And South America, Oceania and around
the world. To file for your urgent claim, please contact our
approved agent for your region.

Mr.Morgan Marco.
Mailbag Internatonal B.V
Overtoom 72,1054 HC
Amsterdam The Netherland
Tel: + 31-619-056-199
Fax:+31-84-752-0269
E-Mail:mailbagbv@netscape.net

It is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming and to minimize
identification difficulties to advise you to keep this information confidential
until your claim is processed successfully and to avoid unwarranted abuse
of this program by some participants to please note that you will be required
to pay for the issuance of your winning certificate and all winnings must
be claimed not later than 29 March, 2005. After this date all unclaimed winnings
will be null and void. In Order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications
remember to quote your reference number and batch numbers in all correspondence.
Furthermore, should there be any change of address do inform our agents as
soon as possible. Congratulations once more and thank you for being part
of our promotional program.
Note: Anybody under the age of 18 is automatically
disqualified.

Yours faithfully,
Mr.Paul Simon.


















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