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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: infoagents@handbag.com
Date: Wed, 6 Jul 2005 11:46:07 +0200
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS!!! YOU HAVE WON.

DAYZERS E-MAIL LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL
PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPT.

REF: S23/15/40/12/29/
BATCH: 54/010/0-PD


RE: EMAIL WINNING CONFIRMATION NOTICE:

We are glad to inform you that your E-mail address
appears as the confirmed Winner of our last Dayzers email lottery program
held on the 30th June 2005.
Your e-mail address attached to ticket number 216-365-787 with Serial number
34/15/65 drew
lucky numbers 32-15-54-35-47, which Consequently won in the 2nd category,
you have therefore been approved For a lumpsum ayment of EUR 500.000.00 euros.

CONGRATULATIONS!!!

This promotional program takes place every year. All
participants were selected through a computer ballot
system rawn from over 100,000 companies and 50,000, 000 ndividual email addresses
and names from all over the world.

In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications
please remember to quote your reference number and
batch numbers in all correspondence. We ask that you keep your winning information
confidential until your claims has been processed and your money remitted
to you.
To file for your claim or for further details, please
contact our agent:

CONTACT NAME:VAN BOMAN
CITY/ COUNTRY:AMSTERDAM, THE NETHERLANDS
FREE SERVICE NUMBER:0031-616-140-156
EMAIL:dayzersinfo0001@netscape.net

In respect of our commitment towards helping the less
previledge, we ask that you voluntarily contribute 1%
of your Global winnings to any charity organization you desire at your convinience.

Note that all winning must be claimed not later than
20th of July 2005. After this date all unclaimed
funds will be included in the next stake.

Congratulations once more from our members of staff
and thank you for being part of our promotional program.
Yours Sincerely,

Mrs. Vanessa J. Smith

This email and its attachments are confidential and
may contain legally privileged information. You should
not disclose the contents to any other person. If you
are not the intended recipient, please notify the
sender immediately and delete this email from your
system.










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Book yourself something to look forward to in 2005.
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