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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: "An Post National Lottery Company" <anpostnationall@msn.com>
Date: Thu, 01 Dec 2005 02:26:59 +0000
Subject: Notification.

 
AN POST NATIONAL LOTTERY HEADQUATERS
 
Abbey Street Lower, Dublin 1,
Ireland(Customer Services)
Ref: IE/9420X2/72
Batch: 079/05/ZY379
 
                                             WINNING NOTIFICATION

We happily announce to you the draw (#768) of the AN POST NATIONAL LOTTERY, online Sweepstakes International program held on Wednesday 23rd of Nov. 2005. It is yet to be unclaimed and you are getting the final NOTIFICATION as regards this.
 
Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: 96475607555 211 with Serial number 9368/17 drew the lucky numbers: 04,13,28,29,35,40 (bonus ball 39) which subsequently won you the lottery in the 1st category i.e lotto  plus 1 result.

You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of
  300,000 Euro 
(Three  hundred thousand Euro) in cash credited to file KTU/9023118308/03. 

All participants for the online version were selected randomly from World Wide Web sites through computer draw system and extracted from over 100,000 unions, associations, and corporate bodies that are listed online. This great online promo is held under the sponsorship of The Microsoft International, The Irish Gaming Board and The United Nations. All Money won by winners come from them. The aim of this online draw is to enrich individuals worldwide, irrespective of race, colour and/or nationality.

This is part of our Sponsor's programme to raise funds for the 2012 Olympic games. The Olympic fund-raising games will include a TV draw, which will require all participants to buy ticket stubs which will cost as much as 1200 - 5000 Euro per ticket. The National Lottery may have seemed a relatively simple way of helping pay for the Olympics fund raising tickets.

The Lottery must raise 1.5bn Euro over the next seven years to pay its share of the public money going into the Olympics.

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 
300,000 Euro (Three  hundred thousand Euro)  will be wired to your account

Our UK agent will immediately commence the process to facilitate the release of your funds as soon as you contact him. 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, you're required to fill the form below correctly and send to  the Lottery Director, his contact info is as below:

Name: Ray Bates
Tel:  + 44 703 184 8718
Fax:  +44.871.243.6662
 

* FILL OUT THE WINNERS VERIFICATION FORM BELOW:
 
*1.FULL NAMES:__________________________________

*2.ADDRESS:_____________________________________________

____________________________________________

*3.SEX:_______________

*4.AGE:________

*5.MARITAL STATUS:___________________

*6.OCCUPATION:________________________

*7.E-MAIL ADDRESS:_____________________________

*8.TELEPHONE NUMBER:_____________________

*9.REFFERENCE NUMBER:____________________
 
*B. BATCH NUMBER:______________

*10.TICKET NUMBER:___________________

*11.SERIAL NUMBER:__________________
 
*12.AMOUNT WON:_______________________________
 
*13.COUNTRY :___________________________________________ 

*14.BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF COMPANY/INDIVIDUAL____________

___________________________________________ 

 
Upon receipt of the requested info, he'll advise you further as regards the transfer of your winnings into your designated bank account.
 
CONGRATULATIONS FROM ME AND MEMBERS OF STAFF OF AN POST NATIONAL LOTTERY.

Yours faithfully,
Ann Flehmings(Mrs)

Online co-ordinator for AN POST NATIONAL LOTTERY
Sweepstakes International Program.

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