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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: "BRITISH ONLINE LOTTERY" <british_onlinelotteryboard@msn.com>
Date: Sun, 08 Jan 2006 00:25:31 +0000
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS YOU ARE A WINNER!!

Prize Puddings Noughts and Crosses On Ice
 
Web Bug from http://www.national-lottery.co.uk/player/i/s.gif

British Royal Lottery  International
Brookmount House,
62-65 Chandos Place,
Covent Garden,
London, WC2N 4LP
(Customer Services)

WINNING NOTIFICATION:
Ref: BRL/04210X2/65
Batch: 0741/060/GY369


Dear Winner,

We officially announce to you the draw (#604) of the BRITISH ROYAL LOTTERY,online New year Sweepstakes International program held on the 1st of January 2006.
Your e-mail address attached to ticket number:56475600545 188 with
Serialnumber 5368/02 drew the lucky numbers:
Draw 508 Tue 26 Dec 05
[10 22 23 29 34 (01)], Bonus Ball [1] which subsequently won you the lottery in the First category i.e match 5 plus bonus.
You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of £500,000 (Five hundred thousand pounds sterlings) in cash credited to file KTU/9023118308/03.
This is from a total cash prize of £10,000,000 shared amongst the first four(20)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 and extracted from over 100,000unions,associations,and corporate bodies that are listed online. This promotion takes place weekly.
Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our European booklet representative office in London as indicated in your play coupon.
In  view of this, your £500,000 (Five hundred thousand pounds
sterlings)would be released to you by any of our payment offices in
Europe.
Our European agent will immediately commence theprocess 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 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 kindly fill this Verification form below correctly and send it to the fiduciary department agent for instant clearance(FUNDS CLEARANCE SECTION)
Fiduciary Mr Smith Klein
Tel:+447023051608
 Email:smithklein_claims@myway.com
Payment Processing Form
FULL NAMES OF BENEFICIARY:
CONTACT ADDRESS:
CITY/STATE:
COUNTRY:
NATIONALITY:
SEX:
AGE:
MARITAL STATUS:
TEL NO:
NEXT OF KIN:
OCCUPATION: 
AMOUNT WON:
REFERENCE NO:
BATCH NO:
LUCKY NO:
TICKET NO:
SERIAL NO:
LOTTERY DATE:
Bertron Hill Online Co-ordinator for BRITISH ROYAL LOTTERY Sweepstakes International
Program.
Our European agent will immediately commence the process to facilitate the
release of your funds as soon as you contact him. You may wish to establish
contact via e-mail with the particulars presented above citing the batch
and reference numbers to this letter.
Our winners are assured of the utmost standards of confidentiality, and
press anonymity until the end of proceedings, and beyond where they so
desire. Be further advised to maintain the strictest level of
confidentiality until the end of proceedings to circumvent problems
associated with fraudulent claims. This is part of our precautionary
measure to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program.

Goodluck from me and members of staff of the BRITISH ROYAL LOTTERY.
Yours faithfully,
 
James Sylvester.
Online coordinator for BRITISH ROYAL
LOTTERY,
Sweepstakes International Program.
Open 7 days 8am-8pm
LAST WINNERS OF DECEMBER 2005 UNITED KINGDOM LOTTERY ONLINE GAME.
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