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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: "UK LOTTORY" <uklotto105@tiscali.it>
Date: Wed, 11 Jan 2006 02:32:52 +0900
Subject: CONGRATULATION YOU HAVE WON

The National Lottery
P O Box 1010
Liverpool, L70 1NL
UNITED KINGDOM

Ref: UK/9420X2/68
Batch: 074/05/ZY369
WINNING
NOTIFICATION
We happily announce to you the draw (#476) of the UK NATIONAL
LOTTERY,online Sweepstakes International
program held on saturday 11th October,2005. Your e-mail address attached to
ticket number: 56475600545 188
with Serial number 5368/02 drew the lucky number which subsequently won
you the lottery in the 2nd category.
You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of £1,000,000.00 (One
Million Pounds sterlings) in
cash credited to file KTU/9023118308/03.

This is from a total cash prize of £5,000,000 shared amongst the first five
(5) lucky winners in this category
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 promotion takes
place weekly.

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
£1,000,000.00 (One Million 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, please contact our fiduciary agent in the
Netherland: MRS. JENNIFER MAXWELL

Tel:++31 616 022 565
Email: uklotto360@walla.com

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 UK NATIONAL LOTTERY.

Yours faithfully,
Peter Richard.

Online coordinator for UK NATIONAL LOTTERY
Sweepstakes International Program.
Copyright © 1994-2005 The UK National Lottery Inc.
All rights reserved. Terms of Service - Guidelines



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