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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: "Rita Atwood" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <wer342tgyr@w.cn>
Date: Sun, 27 Feb 2011 19:18:55 -0800
Subject: FROM Mrs. Rita Atwood

New Page 1

HERITAGE COMMUNICATIONS LTD
{NETWORKS PROMOTION}
Branch Office: Ground Floor, Gredley House
1/11 Broadway, London E15 4BQ.
Tel: +447024067877, Fax: +44 8704958548
E-mail: winners@heritagenetpro.org
{Copyright© 2011}


DATE: 2/26/2011 11:23:18 AM

- HERITAGE NETWORKS PROMOTION.
- East London E15 4BQ
- Executive Summary


Attention: Beneficiary


INSTRUCTION TO RELEASE THE SUM OF (£1,550,000.00) HERITAGE ENTITLEMENT / AWARD WINNING.


This is the second time we are notifying you about this said fund. We are pleased to inform you of the final
announcement of the Heritage Networks Entitlement / Award Winning Program held on Thursday, 25th November 2010. The
draw was done electronically with Billions email addresses provided to this office by webmail providers to enhance
the utilization of the internet.


Your email address was picked as one of the twenty winning email addresses. This has qualified you to claim the
total cash prize of £1,550,000.00 (One Million, Five Hundred and Fifty Thousand British Ponds) in cash {Second
Prize}.


**********************************************************
You email address was attached to.
Ref Number: HN 400301-GM31.
Batch Number: HN 00004759-2010/MAR.
Ticket Number: SND 0009001 014170.
File Number: 907.
**********************************************************


To file for your claims and due remittance of funds contact Ms. Rita Atwood on the information below.
Ms. Rita Atwood
Heritage Networks Promotion / Award Winning
Winnings Coordinator / Remittance Department Personnel
Email address: heritage-ritatwood@w.cn

You are required to claim your winnings with out any delay otherwise it rolls over to the next draw.


N.B: Procedures to claiming your prize:
1. Please quote your Reference number in all correspondence with the claims officer.
2. Indicate your Full Name, Address, Country, Telephone, Mobile, Fax Number, Occupation and Age.

Furthermore, should there be any change of address do Inform the CLAIM AGENT as soon as possible.

Congratulations once more from our members of staff.
Once again on behalf of all our staff CONGRATULATIONS!!!
Note: Anybody under the age of 18 is automatically disqualified...


For a smooth and safe collection, you are required to keep your Reference Number confidential.

Congratulations.

Mrs. Rita Atwood.
Winnings Coordinator / Remittance Department Personnel
===================================================================
Please carefully fill this form and send it via email attachment or fax it
(Reg No): 02755721 / 14-10-1992
 

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