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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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Please note about this email:

Fraud email example:

From: "UK NATIONAL LOTTO" <winner@uk-national-lotte.com>
Reply-To: colemanassociates@mailbox.hu
Date: Tue, 23 Aug 2005 08:48:34 +0000
Subject: YOUR WINNING RESULT NOTIFICATION!!!!!!

  
P.O. Box 1010, Liverpool, L70 1NL UNITED KINGDOM.
(Customer Services Department)
 

WINNING NOTIFICATION.

We happily announce to you the draw (#990) of the UK NATIONAL LOTTO online Sweepstakes International program drawn at 8.33pm GMT on Saturday 18th June 2005:. Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: UKNL/B4401 with Serial Number 00811C, drew the lucky numbers:

Ball number 4 Ball number 7 Ball number 26 Ball number 41 Ball number 42 Ball number 49 Bonus Ball number 37

                                                          

which subsequently won you the lottery in the 2nd Category i.e. match 5 plus Bonus. You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of £234,310.00 [two hundred and thirty-four thousand,three hundred and ten Pounds Sterling] in cash credited to file UKNL/4726414249/37.This is from the total cash prize of £1,640,170.00  [one million,six hundred and forty thousand,one hundred and seventy Pounds Sterling]; shared amongst the (7) lucky winners in this category i.e. Match 5 plus bonus.

All participants for the online version were selected randomly from World Wide Web sites through computer draw system. Please note that your lucky winning number falls Within our European Booklet representative office in Europe as indicated in your play coupon.

In view of this, your £234,310.00 [two hundred and thirty-four thousand,three hundred and ten Pounds Sterling] would be released to you by our accredited fiduciary agent. They will immediately commence the process to facilitate the release of your funds as soon as you contact them. For security reasons, you are advised to keep your winning information confidential till your claim is 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, Please be warned. To file for your claim, please contact our accredited  fiduciary agents;

COLEMAN ASSOCIATES.

Fiduciary Officer ; Mr.Henry Coleman.
Telephone ;44-7005-978-280
Fax ; 44-87013-02122; 44-7005-807-846
Email: cma@winning.com

 

You can go to our online result site to confirm the value of your winnings and also get a prize breakdown:

www.national-lottery.co.uk/player/p/results/results.do

www.national-lottery.co.uk/player/p/results/prizes/prizeAction.do

 

Good luck from myself and members of staff of the UK NATIONAL LOTTO.


Yours faithfully,

Richard K.Lloyd.
Online coordinator for UK NATIONAL LOTTO
Sweepstakes International Program.

 

 

Note: Anybody under the age of 16 is automatically
disqualified.*************** DO NOT RESPOND TO THIS MAIL. 
 

 

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