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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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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

Fraud email example:

From: royalhomeorganz_05@hotmail.co.uk
Date: Fri, 15 Sep 2006 21:03:54 +0200
Subject: FINAL AWARD(CONGRATULATION YOU HAVE WON)

FORM: ROYAL HOME LOTTERY ORGANIZATION
NAL-LOTTO PROMO UK
5 POUNTNEY HILL CANNON STREET LONDON E.C.4
Office of Prize Disbursement (OPD)
London, United Kingdom.
RE: OFFICIAL LETTER - PRIZE WINNING NOTICE

Dear Prize Winner,
ROYAL HOME LOTTERY ORGANIZATION on behalf of the United

Kingdom lottery organization and co-sponsors hereby

wishes to officially announce to you on your emergence

amongst the final 10 lucky winners in the 2ND quarter

LOTTERY PROMOTION held on 14th September 2006 at Lottery

office complex, Cardiff, United Kingdom.
This notification is to officially notify that you are

one of the winners in the ROYAL HOME LOTTERY

ORGANIZATION. You have won a promotional cash prize of

US £1.500, 000:00 Ponds (as official prize payout) which

will be disbursed to you before the expiry date for

prize claims.
PLEASE KEEP THIS NOTIFICATION YOU HAVE RECEIVED SECURED.

You are entitled as the only person to make claims for

your lottery prize. Find below your winning information

required for you to claim your prize.

Reference number: EG/38807886091/05
Batch number: 340/1608/RDL
Prize won: £1. 500,000:00 (ONE MILLION FIVE

HUNDRED THOUSAND BRITISH POUNDS STERLING)
Lottery Date: 15th September 2006
Please take the time to review this notification and

note the date of expiration 29th September 2006. To

redeem your winning prize, completely fill the LOTTERY

CLAIMS APPLICATION FORM-C. Submit your form to the

accredited claims processing officer:

MR. PETER EAST.
Email:petereastconsultantagent@yahoo.com
TEL: +44-704-012-9491
FAX: +44-207-681-1906
========================================================

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APPLICATION FOR PRIZE CLAIM (Receipt Official

Notification Letter)
[WINNING NO 1013AP-4]
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[FULL NAME OF WINNER]
[FULL MAILING
ADDRESS]
[COUNTRY/ REGION]
[STATE/ PROVINCE]
[DATE OF BIRTH]
[SEX]
[MARITAL STATUS]
[OCCUPATION]
[CURRENT E-MAIL]
[TEL HOME]
[CELLPHONE NUMBER]
[FAX]............
WINNING INFORMATION:


--------------------------------------------------------

-
[REFERENCE NUMBER:]

[BATCH NUMBER]

[LOTTERY DATE]

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Submitted Form will be manually verified and processed

by the assigned Claims Processing Officer (CPO) The

Processing of your form will be
completed within the next 24 hours of receiving your

LOTTERY CLAIMS APPLICATION FORM-C. You will receive an

update on the status of your
Application once completely processed.

DENIAL OF APPLICATION:
---------------------
Please be informed that the following listed Country

have been banned from participating in the lottery.

Vietnam, Iraq, India, Nigeria, Zimbabwe, Afghanistan if

you are a resident of the listed country you cannot file

claims for this lottery prize. Please delete this

Notification as your prize processing will be annulled

without notice.
Once again, accept our congratulations on your prize

winning.
Sincerely,
MR.DAN DAVIES
Director, Prize Disbursement Center
========================================================

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© 2006 ROYAL HOME LOTTERY. All rights reserved. Offer

valid to winners who are at least 18 years of age. Void

where prohibited. No purchase necessary to claim winning

prize. You will need to meet all of the steps to redeem

as outlined in the Terms & Conditions before you can

receive your promotional prizes. To receive this

promotion, you must: 1) submit email and mailing address

information: 2) check your email
inbox for "Redemption Notification" 3)Follow Redemption

instructions.

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