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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: "Mrs Lucy Albert" <pbl_ab42@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 29 Jan 2007 09:41:40 -0500
Subject: Congratulations You Have Won A Consolation Prize!!

FROM: THE DESK OF THE GROUP CO-ORDINATOR
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRICE AWARD DEPARTMENT.
REF No: EGS/2251256003/02
BATCH NO :10-23-44-72-80
SERIAL NO: MUOTI/82536
TICKET NO: WRNM/SMI/5990
RE: AWARD NOTIFICATION/ FINAL NOTICE:
POWERBALL LOTTERY.
V POWER BALL LOTTERY E-WHEEL E-GAME 2006.

Date: 29th Jan, 2007.
Ref Nr: EGS/2251256003/02


CONSULTATION PRIZE WINNER NOTICE

Dear Award Winner,

We wish to congratulate you over your email success in our computer
balloting sweepstake held on 17th December 2006. This is
an end of the year bonanza and scientific computer game in which email
addresses were used. It is a promotional program aimed at encouraging
internet users,therefore you do not need to buy ticket to enter for it.

You have been approved for the star prize of £528,000:00 (Five Hundred And
Twenty Eight Thousand GBP).To claim your winning prize you are to contact
the appointed agent Brian Samuel as soon as possible for the immediate
release of your winnings:


Brian Samuel
Claim Processing Manager,
E-mail: pbl_briansamuel43@yahoo.co.uk
Tel: +44-703-197-1597


The Validity period of the winnings is for 14 working days, hence you are
expected to make your claims immediately, any claim not made before this
date will be returned to European Union Treasury as Unclaimed.

Once again congratulations from all our staffs on your consoltation prize
winning.

Yours Sincerely,
Mrs Lucy Albert.
(Group -Coordinator)

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