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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: carolin-smith@handbag.com
Date: Sat, 23 Jul 2005 20:52:44 +0200
Subject: YOU WON

GALI EMAIL LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL,
galilottery@kaixo.com,
www.lotto.nl
Ref Nr: PONL/CN/6654/MV7
BATCH: ML7/07-71/CVN

CONGRATULATION!!! AWARD NOTIFICATION.

Dear Consultation Prize Winner,

RE: CONSOLATION PRIZE WINNER NOTICE!!! Europe/ America private international
e-games organizers and co-sponsors, GALI EMAIL LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL Group
International, officially bring to your notice of the final draw result of
the 7th JUNE 2005 GALI EMAIL LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL-wheel E-game, which was
conducted at our international corporate office complex in The Netherlands.


Most recently this foundation set up the NEW LOTTERY SCHEME to give out prizes
based on COMPUTER BALLOT SYSTEM. By doing this the foundation seek to encourage
the use of Internet for academic and business pursuits. It major aim is to
promote music, theater, art, literature, projects in the social and political
arena with a focus on health, as well as science, research, and higher education.

We wish to congratulate and inform you on the selection of your email coupon
number which was selected among the 45 lucky consultation prize winners Your
email ID identified with coupon No. PBL897-4321NL and was selected by our
E-games Random Selection System (ERSS) with entries from the 50,000 different
email addresses enrolled for the E-game.

Your email ID was included among the 50,000 different email addresses submitted
by our partner international email provider companies. You have won a consultation
cash prize of ?1.500,000.00 (One Million Five Hundred Thousand Euros) only.


The GALI EMAIL LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL Group. BV, have approved a payout of
your consultation cash prize which will be remunerated directly to you by
the official Payment Agency Board. Our DUE PROCESS UNIT (DPU) will render
to you complete assistance and provide additional information and processes
for the claims of your consultation prize.

For due processing and remittance of your prize money to a designated account
of your choice. Remember, you must contact your claim agent no later than
9TH of August 2005. For due processing of your winning claim, please contact
the GALI UC AGENCY BV. Information Officer Mr. Anderson George who has been
assigned to assist you.

NAME: Anderson George Contact E-mail: phconsultancey@netscape.net, Once
again congratulations from all our staffs on your consultation prize winning,
we hope you will partake our forth coming GALI EMAIL LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL-wheel
Email-games.

Best Regards

Mrs. Carolin Smith
(Group Coordinator) ====================================================================================
NB: In accordance with the GALI EMAIL LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL -wheel E-games
policy and regulations,this notification is dispatched directly to only the
45 lucky consultation prize Winners.This notification also contains information
that is proprietary, privileged or confidential or otherwise legally exempt
from disclosure. If you are not the right recipient whose email address attached
to the lucky numbers along with the winning information?s you are not authorized
to read, print, retain, copy or disseminate this notice or any part of it.


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Book yourself something to look forward to in 2005.
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Book yourself something to look forward to in 2005.
Cheap flights - http://www.tiscali.co.uk/travel/flights/
Bargain holidays - http://www.tiscali.co.uk/travel/holidays/


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