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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: "THE NATIONAL LOTTERY INC" <thenationallottery_drawsresult@msn.com>
Date: Sun, 29 Jan 2006 16:36:04 +0000
Subject: You Are One Of Our Winners!

 
   The National Lottery Logo
 
The National Lottery
P O BOX 1010
Liverpool
L70 1NL.
 
Ref: LSUK/2031/8161/05
Batch: R3/A312-59
WINNING NOTIFICATION:
We happily announce to you the draw(#1050) of  THE NATIONAL LOTTERY, online Sweepstakes International Program held on Sat. 28 Jan. 06.Your  e-mail address gave you this lucky numbers: (04 08 16 23 28 47 34) which made you a possible winner and subsequently won you one of the five Jackpot prizes. You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of Seven Hundred and Sixty Three Thousand,Three Hundred and Ninety Two British Pound Starlings (£763,392) in cash credited to file KTU/9023118308/03.This is from a total cash prize of Four Million Five Hundred and Eighty Thousand, Three Hundred and Fifty Two British Pound Starlings only ( £4,580,352) shared amongst the Six (6) lucky winners in this category (Match) (6).
 

All participants for the online version were selected randomly from the World Wide Web through a computer draw system and extracted from over 100,000 unions, associations, and corporate bodies email addresses that are listed online. That is where your email-address was gotten from and made you a possible winner. 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 (£763,392) would be released to you by any of our payment offices in Europe. To avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please quote your reference /batch numbers in any correspondences with us or our designated agent.
To file for your claim, please contact our fiduciary agent:
Tom Mark
Email: agent_mark01@yahoo.co.uk
                      
Tel:  :+44 702 406 4325
NOTE:
That the way your Winnings Certificate and all other relevant documents/paperwork can be prepared for you. You would be required to show an instrument of identification when cashing your cheque i.e. Drivers licence International passport. For security reasons, you are advised to keep your winning information confidential till your claims is processed and your money remitted to you in whatever manner you deem fit to claim your prize. Congratulation from me and members of staff of THE NATIONAL LOTTERY.
Yours faithfully,
TERRY BRIGGS.
Online Co-ordinator for THE NATIONAL LOTTERY Sweepstakes
International Program 
             
               
You must be 16 or over to play or claim a prize
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