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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: mega MONOPOLY LOTTERY <online.service95@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 2 Nov 2010 05:32:13 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: mega MONOPOLY LOTTERY PROMOTIONS




The Microsoft Corp
World Lottery

101 Columbia Road

Morristown,
NJ 07962

 

FROM: THE DESK OF THE PROMOTIONS MANAGER,                  

INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT,

REF: NET/4251246009/05  


BATCH: 41/0012/TET

RE: AWARD NOTIFICATION

 

ATTENTION:

Be informed that you have emerged a winner of our Lottery International
Program that was drawn three days from the day of this notice. Attached to
ticket number 7,14,21,47,59 BONUS NO: 77 with serial Number 4113-05 matched the
winning numbers 7,14,21,47,59 BONUS NO: 77 and consequently you won our Net
Online International lottery in the 3rd category.

Approved is a lump sum of Seven hundred and fifty Thousand Euro
(750,000 Euro) in cash prize accredited to file REF NO. NET/4251246009/05 that
should be released to you. This is from the total prize money of (18,000,000
Euro) shared among the fifteen International winners in this category.

Participants were selected through a referral program and winners were
picked by a computer ballot system drawn from 25,000 names from Australia, New
Zealand, America, Asia, Europe, Africa and North America as part our
International Promotions Program. Participants are selected from individuals
all over the world that do register on the Internet daily. This draw automatically
qualifies you for our end of the year International Grand draw of (100,000,000
Euro) that will take place by the end of the year. Due to the mix up of some
numbers and names, we ask that you keep this award strictly from public notice
until your claim has been processed and your money released to you.

 

HOW TO CLAIM YOUR PRIZE

Simply contact our Fiduciary Claim Agent in Johannesburg
South Africa
where your own

Payment is zoned. He will immediately commence the process to
facilitate the release of

You’re winning price. His contact details are shown below:

 

Claim Manager: James
Morrison.

TEL: +27-83-539-3027.

FAX: +27-86-540-9510.

Email;
claims0025@live.com

Email;
claims0025@gmail.com

You are hereby advice
to send to the Claim Agent Immediately with the below information's:

NAME:

ADDRESS:

NATIONALITY:

SEX:

AGE:

PHONE/MOBILE:

FAX:

OCCUPATION:

COMPANY:

WINNING NUMNBER:

WINNING EMAIL ADRESS:

AMOUNT WON:

 

        

NB: Prizes must be
claimed not later than 8 working days. After these stipulated days, all funds
will be returned as unclaimed prizes and winning notification will be cancelled
with immediate effect without

Any prior information
to the lucky winners.’’

Congratulations once
again.

In order to avoid
unnecessary delays and complications, please remember to quote your winning
reference batch numbers in every one of your correspondences with the claims
officer. Congratulations and thank you for being part of our International
promotions program.

 

Sincerely Yours,                                                         

Marlene Smith.                                                 


(Mega MONOPOLY LOTTERY

PROMOTIONS DIRECTOR)

 

 


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