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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: "Eric Richardson" <e_richardson6@msn.com>
Date: Sun, 27 Nov 2005 23:23:40 +0000
Subject: CONGRATULATION

FROM: THE LOTTERY COORDINATOR,
PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT

DEAR sir/madam,

RESULTS FOR PROMOTIONAL DRAW
THE CARNIVAL LOTTERY wishes to officially inform you that you have emerged a
winner under our Third Category Draws held on the 5TH OF NOVEMBER 2005. The
third category is a free entry draw, winners were selected by a special
computer ballot system to give a worldwide reach to participants.

CONGRATULATIONS! You are a confirmed winner of £1,800,000.00 (One Million
Eight Hundred Thousand Great Britain Pounds) in cash, which is the winning
payout for Third Category.

FIND BELOW YOUR COMPLETE WINNING DETAILS;

REFERENCE NUMBER:CVL3-4
BATCH NUMBERS:BBN-7
TICKET NUMBER: 21-53
SERIAL NUMBER: 01-31
LUCKY NUMBERS: 15 26 29 31 38 47 (34)
For immediate processing and remittance of your Prize Money to you, Please
contact your claims agent immediately.

NOTE THAT YOU MUST STATE YOUR REFERENCE NUMBER IN EVERY CORRESPONDENCE YOU
HAVE WITH YOUR CLAIMS AGENT.

MR. TED ARMSTRONG
FOREIGN DEPARTMENT MANAGER,
FORTRESS FINANCE INTERNATIONAL
PHONE: +44-207-0601197
FAX : +44-207-0602055
EMAIL: lotterypayment@hotmail.com

Remember, you must contact your claims agent not later than 2 weeks from the
date of this notice. After this date, all unclaimed winnings will be
returned to the Lottery firm. To avoid double claiming, you are strongly
advised to keep your winning details confidential until you are succesfully
paid your winnings.

Congratulations once again from all our staff and thank you for being part
of our third category draws.

Sincerely,
ERIC RICHARDSON
LOTTERY COORDINATOR
CARNIVAL LOTTERY
31 CARNIVAL PARK GARDENS
LONDON
SW3 6AF
PHONE: +44-7040129341

N.B. Any breach of confidentiality on the part of the winners will result to
disqualification. Contact your claims agent.(TERMS AND CONDITIONS APPLY)


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