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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: "Markaty Win lotto" <markanthony@winl-ottouk.com>
Reply-To: david_williams@ukl-ottofinance.com
Date: Sun, 11 Sep 2005 15:42:45 +0000
Subject: YUOR A ARE WINNER !!!!!!

FROM:THE MANAGER,
LOTTERY COORDINATOR,
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT.
SMARTBILL LOTTERY, UK.
REPLY MESSAGE/FAX TOT HE COORDINATOR
MR. DAVID WILLIAMS EMAIL:david_williams@ukl-ottofinance.com
DEAR WINNER,     
           
SECOND CATEGORY PROMOTIONAL DRAW RESULTS:
 
Congratulations to you as we bring to your notice,the results of our computer ballot draws of SMARTBALL LOTTERY, UK.We are happy to inform you that you have emerged a winner under our second category draws,Which is a promotional draw.The draws were held on 25TH JULY,2005 and results are being officially announced  today.Participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from 30,000 names/email addresses of Individuals and companies from rica,America, Asia, Australia,Europe,Middle East, and Oceania as part of our International promotions Programme. Your winning is attached to ticket number 13,24,55,99,478,1003,with serial number 13-1003, drew the winning numbers 04 10 17 19 29 42 (21)  and consequently won in the Second Category.You have therefore been awarded a lump sum payout of £1,500,000 GBP (One million, five hundred thousand pounds), which is the winning payout for Second Category Winners. This is from the total prize money of £21,000,000 GBP shared between six (6) International winners in the second category.
Congratulations!
Your fund is now deposited with STANDARD AND FINANCIAL BANK UK,it  has been insured in your name. In your best interest and also to avoid mix up of  numbers and names of any kind, we request that you keep the entire  details of your winnings strictly from public notice until the process of transferring your claims has been completed, and your funds remitted to your account.This is part of our security protocol to avoid double Claiming by unscrupulous acts by Participants/non-participants of this programme.
We also wish to bring to your notice our mid-year 2005 Premium Stakes draw where you stand a chance of Winning  up to £ 25 Million GBP that will be shared amongst "5" winners worldwide,we hope that with a part of your prize you will participate.Please contact your claims agent immediately for due processing and remittance of your prize money to a designated bank account of your choice.
Mr.David Williams
THE COORDINATOR,
SMARTBILL LOTTERY UK
133 Crosbie Rd
PO Box 9600
St John's NF A1A 3C1. uk.
Tel : 447031940904
Fax : 447092868416
EMAIL: david_williams@ukl-ottofinance.com
You are advised to contact your agents by email within a week of receiving this notice. Failure to do so may warrant immediate disqualification.
NOTE:
For easy reference and identification, find below your reference and Batch numbers. Remember to quote these numbers in every one of your correspondence with your claims agent.
REFERENCE NUMBER:SMBUK/05/7800/84589/DH147
BATCH NUMBER:G5/B002-3
Congratulations once again from all our staff and thank you for being part of our promotions program.
Your's Sincerely,
Mr. David Williams.
N.B:
Any breach of confidentiality on the part of winners will result to disqualification. Please do not reply to this mail address. Contact your transfer agent immediately.
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