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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: "sa lottery" <sapromotion.loto.03@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 31 Jul 2008 06:29:19 -0700
Subject: CONGRATULATION!! YOU HAVE WON $500,000,00 Dollars


*FROM NATIONAL LOTTERY HEADQUARTER
SOUTH AFRICAN 2010 WORLD CUP LOTTERY AWARD.
LOTTERY HEADQUARTERS: 31, BRITON COURT,
KEMPSTON PARK, JHB.
BATCH: (13/26/DC36.)*
*FROM: SA NATIONAL LOTTERY
TICKET NUMBER: 74454774
SERIAL NUMBER: 144-66584 *
*BATCH NUMBER: BT-4478474121P*
* *
* DRAWS NUMBERS:* * AWARD FINAL
NOTIFICATION:*
**

*We are pleased to inform you of the release, of the long awaited results of
the South African 2010 World cup Bid award INTERNANTIONAL LOTTERY PROMOTION
held in Zurich, Switzerland on the 2ND OF JUNE 2008.You were entered as
dependent clients with: Reference SERIAL NUMBER: 144-66584 and Batch number
BT-4478474121P.**Your email address attached to the ticket number: 74454774
that drew the lucky winning number, which consequently won the sweepstake in
the first category,in four parts. You have been approved for a payment of
$500.000,00 Dollars ( Five hundred thousand United S tates Dollars )in cash
credited to file reference number:IPL/4249859609/WP1.This is from a total
cash prize of five million Dollars shared among the ten international
winners in first categories.*
* AWARD FINAL NOTIFICATION*

*All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from
500,000,00 (Fifty thousand) names of email users around the world, as part
of our international promotion program. Due to mixed up of some names and
addresses, we ask that you keep this award personal, till your claims has
been processed and your funds remitted to you. This is part of our security
measures to avoid double claiming or unwarranted taking advantage of the
situation by other participants or impersonators, You are therefore directed
to contact our bank manager immediately on receipt of this massage for
quickened and urgent release of your wining fund. His contact **information
is as follows:*
**
*NAME: MR ben james .
TEL: +27 785833317
EMAIL:dr_benjames_sa@hotmail.com<http://us.mc463.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?toAIL%3Adr_benjames_sa@hotmail.com>
*
**
*He is your agent, and responsible for the processing and transfer of your
winnings to you. YOUR SECURITY FILE NUMBER IS Z-90237-Y67/U4 (keep personal)
*
**
*Once again, Congratulations.*

*Yours Sincerely,*
**
** **
*MR, john kruma*

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