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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: "SOUTH AFRICAN 2010 WORLD CUP LOTTERY AWARD PROMOTIONS."
<sate_ry7@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <infoclaimsdpinfoclaimsdp@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 11 Sep 2007 16:06:04 +0200
Subject: CONGRATULATION!YOU ARE ONE OF OUR LUCKY WINNERS.CONTACT THE CLAIMS
PROCESSING DEPARTMENT IMMEDIATELY





2010 FIFA WORLD CUP AWARD
Headquarters: 17, Brixon
Court Carlton East Gate
Website: www.southafrica.info/2010/fnb-tickets.htm
www.southafrica.info/pls/cms/show_gallery_sa_info?p_gid=5892&p_site_id=38







Attn: Sir/Madam, International Promotional Award Notification

We happily announcing to you that you are a winner! Of South African 2010 World cup International award Program, your e-mail address attached to ticket number: SA/FNB/037/580003 ZA with! Serial number 9621 drew the winning: FNB/12)8)1)48)11)7)2), which subsequently won you the price award in the 3rd category of South African 2010 World cup international ticket awards program. Your name has therefore been approved to claim a free ticket for South Africa 2010 world cup and a total sum of (US $ 820,000.00) Eight hundred and twenty thousand United States Dollars) in cash credited to file SA/2010/001400/07/ZA. This is from a total cash prize of US $30, 0000, 0000.00 (Thirty Million United States dollars) shared among the first 400 lucky winners in this category worldwide. Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our booklet representative office in South Africa as indicate in the play coupon. In view of this, your (Eight hundred and twenty thousand United States Dollars) would be released to you through the assistance of Mrs. Rose Johnson FNB banker in South Africa .
All participants were selected randomly from Worldwide through computer draw system, Web sites, millions of Super markets and cash invoices at the place where you have been before, that was were the computer draw system selected you to be among the lucky recipients to receive this ticket award and kindly note that you will only be chosen to receive the donation once;
do not bother following up this email if you have benefited from this donation before. This program took place to promote South African 2010 world cup award. For security reasons, you are advised to keep your winning information confidential un till your claims are processed and your money remitted to you in whatever manner you deem fit to claim your prize. This is part of our precautionary measure to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program by some unscrupulous elements.


Please you are advised to contact the banker and file for your claim immediately.

Name: Dr.David Maloi (FNB) banker
Tel: +27-73-533-5500
E-Mail: (infoclaimsdpinfoclaimsdp@yahoo.com)

The banker will commence the process to facilitate the release of your funds as soon as you contact her. Congratulations once more from all members and staffs of this program that has successfully won this ticket award competition.

Thank you for being part of our International promotional ticket award program; this was signed by Derek Carstens FNB brand price director.

2010 world cup Copyright(c) 2007 by International promotional ticket award program.


19941 2010 20052 006078910

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