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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 International Lottery <bitl@lt.org>
Reply-To: absolutelydvltd@netscape.net
Date: Wed, 10 May 2006 18:52:54 +0100
Subject: Approval







BRITISH INTERNATIONAL PROMOTION
14 FRATON ROAD
FULHAM, LONDON
Ref: BTL/101OXI/02
Batch: 17/211/0374



BTL NOTIFICATION DESK
We happily announce to you the draw (#954) of the BRITISH INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY, online Sweepstakes International program
held on 5th MAY, 2006

Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: 56475600545 188 with Serial number 5368/02 drew the lucky numbers: (13)-(43)-(06)-(15)-(02)-(40)bonus #(09).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 sterling) credited to file number KTU/9023118308/03. This is from a total cash prize of £4,000,000,00 shared amongst the first four (4) 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 bianually.

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 one million pounds sterling would be released to you by any of our payment agents. Our agent will immediately commence the process to facilitate the release of your funds as soon as you contact him/her.

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, please contact our fiduciary agent:

Mr. Trevor Mc Givens,
Absolutely Divine Limited,
Telephone: +44-207-060-2676
Fax: +44-870-130-2642
Official Email: absolutelydvltd@netscape.net

Goodluck from me and members of staff of the BRITISH INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY.

Yours faithfully,
JEAN CARTER,
Director Online International Promotions Unit.

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