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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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Please note about this email:

Fraud email example:

From: "POST MASTERS" <post_marster@msn.com>
Date: Wed, 31 Aug 2005 08:40:02 +0000
Subject: WINNING NOTIFICATIONS!!!

Free Lotto

Award Notification.

We are pleased to inform you of the announcement today

31/08/2005 of your selection as one of the five winners of the

Promotional Free Lotto Sweepstakes held recently as part of

Our EXPERIMENTAL BONANZA. You have therefore been approved

For a lump sum pay out of 1,400,000.000USD.(One Million Four

Hundred Thousand Dollars.)

We in the Free Lottery Sweepstakes is by this

Program, launching our model computer balloting lottery

Draws, developed and designed to satisfy the cravings of the

Ever-growing number of participants in our various lottery programs.

With funds accrued exclusively from previous

Draws, payouts to all winners are guaranteed and will be

Transferred in record time

After randomly selecting 15,000 participants from an initial

Database of 300,000 emails, all participants were selected

Through a computer ballot system from the Middle East, Asia, Africa,

Canada, Europe, USA and South America as part our

International Promotions Program, which was conducted in

View of launching ourselves into the Sweepstakes Industry

Worldwide and zoning all participants by their respective

Continents from across the globe, we produced an extensive

List from which you have emerged as one of the winners of

The Grand Draw prize.

You are to contact our agents by email within a week

Of receiving this notice. Please find full contact details below

 

Mr. Alban Williams

External service manager,

Free lotto sweepstakes

United Kingdom

EMAIL: albanwilliams@cosmail.com

Website: www.freelotto.com

In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications,

Please remember to quote your reference and batch numbers in

Every one of your correspondences with your claims agent

 

Ref No: REF NO: MELI-T/ 17-F044262312

Batch No: 901/00319/HLP

Zonal Draw No: GMLA2-003

Grand Draw No: 12099

Congratulations once again.

The Promotions Manager,

The Lotto People

www.freelotto.com

PO Box 42

United Kingdom

 

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