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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: halimass.european-co@handbag.com
Date: Wed, 6 Apr 2005 19:15:40 +0200
Subject: YOU ARE A WINNER OF FIRST CATEGORY DRAWS!

FROM: THE OFFICE OF THE LOTTERY COORDINATOR,
EUROPEAN E-MAIL LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMM / PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT.

6th April,2005

DEAR WINNER,

WINNER OF FIRST CATEGORY DRAWS
Congratulations to you as we bring to your notice, the results of the 1st
Category draws of EUROPEAN E-MAIL LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL .We are happy to
inform you that you have emerged as a winner under the first Category, which
is part of our promotional draws.

The draws were held on Monday 22nd March,2005 and results are being officially
announced today. Participants were selected through a computer ballot system
drawn from 300,000 names/email addresses of individuals and companies from
Africa, America, Asia, Australia, Europe, Middle East, and Oceania as part
of our International Promotions Program.

You, attached to ticket number 3541-5-486, with serial number 59-22 drew
the winning numbers 5 20 21 23 45 48-38 which consequently won in the first
Category.

You have therefore been awarded a lump sum pay out of ?650 000.00(Six Hundred
and Fifty Thousand Euros), which is the winning payout for 1st Category winners.

This is from the total prize money of ?7,800 000.00 (Seven million Eight
hundred Thousand Euros) shared among (12) Twelve winners of different categories.
CONGRATULATIONS!

Your fund is now deposited with our International Funds Transfer Agents MEDITERRANO
SECURITAS S.A. and has been insured in your name. In your best interest and
also to avoid mix up of numbers and names of any kind, we request that you
keep the entire details of your award strictly from public notice until the
process of transferring your claims has been completed, and your funds remitted
to your account.

This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming or unscrupulous
acts by participants/no participants of this program.
We also wish to bring to your notice our end of year premium stakes draw
where you stand a chance of winning up to ?25,000 000.00 million Euros, that
will be shared amongst 10 winners worldwide, we hope that with a part of
your prize you will participate. Please contact your claims agent immediately
for due processing and remittance of your Prize money to a bank account of
your choice:

Mr.HANS VAN LOOS
FINANCE MANAGER,
MEDITERRANO SECURITAS COMPANY S.A.
DENNERODE STRAAT 334, 1012 NW
AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS.
TEL: +31 616 672 833,
Email:medisecuritas455@netscape.net

You are advised to contact your agent by email or Telephone within one month
of receiving this notice. Failure to do so may warrant immediate disqualification.
NOTE: For easy reference and identification, find below your reference and
Batch numbers. Remember to quote these numbers in every one of your correspondence
with your claims agent.

REFERENCE NUMBER: REF: ES/77-301/PFS
BATCH NUMBER: R2/A198-5
Congratulations once again from all our staff and thank you for being
part of our promotions program.

Sincerely,
Mrs.Hlaimass Mann
LOTTERY CORDINATOR,
EUROPEAN E-MAIL LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL.

N.B: Any breach of confidentiality on the part of the winners will result
to disqualification. Please do not reply to this mail. Contact your transfer
agent immediately.


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