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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: "globallotto10" <transglobe2@fadmail.com>
Date: Thu, 21 Sep 2006 02:59:05 -0700
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?WINNING_NOTIFICATION_OF_THREE_MILLION_POUNDS_STERLING_?=
=?iso-8859-1?Q?=A33=2C000=2C000.00GBP_?=

TRANSGLOBE INERNATIONAL LOTTERY.INC
UNITED KINGDOM PROMOTION MANAGER
corporate headquarters,
Transglobe boards,P.O.Box220
MANCHESTER CITY


Security Code No.ULI/APRXX/05
Ref: TR/9420X/68
Batch: 07405/ZY369
Winning no: GB8701/LPRC
TEL: +447031840919


CONGRATULATIONS!!!

Dear Lucky Winner,
We are delighted to inform you of your prize release on the 1ST SEPTEMBER, 2006
from the Transglobe International Lottery programme. Which is fully based on an electronic selection of winners using their e-mail
addresses.

Your name was attached to ticket number: 5647560054 ,serial number: 5360/02 .This batch draws the lucky numbers as follows 5-13-33-37-42 bonus number 17,which consequently won the lottery in the second category.

You hereby have been approved a lump sum pay of £3,000,000.00.(THREE
MILLION GREAT BRITAIN POUNDS) in cash credit file ref: ILP/HW 47509/02 from the total cash prize of £3,000,000.00GBP.

All participant were selected through a computer balloting system drawn
form Nine hundred thousand E-mail addresses from Canada, Australia, United States, Asia, Europe, Middle East, Africa and Oceania as part of our
international promotionsprogram which is conducted annually.

This Lottery was promoted and sponsored by a conglomorate of some
multinational companies as part of their social responsibility to the
citizens in the commmunities where they have operational base.



HOW TO CLAIM YOUR PRIZE, Simply contact , Mr FRANK POWER , He will be incharge of directing you on how to claim your winning prize. you are to act as instructed.
you are to fill and submit the below infomation to EMAIL:;transglobe_fundagent@yahoo.com


FULL NAMES_______________

HOUSE ADRESSES_________________

AMOUNT WON______________

COUNTRY__________________

TEL NUMBER_______________

OCCUPATION__________________

SEX___________________

AGE______________________


Note, all winnings MUST be claimed a month after recieving this winning notification.
Congratulations once again on your winnings!!!
Best Regards
MRS Tracy Kennedy. (co-ordinator)

TRANSGLOBE. INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY .INC, united kingdom .



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