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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 National lottery(International)" <informationdesk@boxlotto.com>
Date: Tue, 05 Feb 2008 03:50:06 +0100
Subject: UK NATIONAL LOTTERY:Ref: KPC/9080118308/02/TCA

The National Lottery
P O Box 1010
Liverpool, L70 1NL
UNITED KINGDOM
(Customer Services)
 
REF: KPC/9080118308/02/TCA
BATCH No: 12/25/0034
TICKET No:20511465463-7644
SERIAL No:S/N-00168
LUCKY No:07 . 08 . 27 . 37 . 40 . 46 . [01] Bonus Ball
 
 
FINAL NOTIFICATION
 
We are pleased to inform you of the result of the winners of the UK NATIONAL LOTTERY ONLINE PROMO PROGRAMME, held on 5th Febuary 2008.The process was carried out through a random selection from a database of over 250,000 email addresses drawn across the world.
http://www.uknationallottery.com/results.php
You have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out of £3,000,000 (Three Million Pounds Sterling) in cash credited to file UKNL-L/200-26937.To file for your claim, please
contact our claims agent;

Mr.Kurt Hamilton
E-mail:mr-kurthamilton@live.com or mrkurthamilton@uk2.net
Fax Number:+44-8704713858
 
Provide him with the information below:
1.Full Name:
2.Full Address:
3.Marital Status:
4.Occupation:
5.Age:
6.Sex:
7.Nationality:
8.Country Of Residence:
9.Telephone Number:
 
 
INDICATE PREFERRED MODE OF PRIZE COLLECTION:
(A)ON-LINE WIRE TRANSFER to your designated Bank Account.
(B) CERTIFIED BANK CHEQUE.

To file for your claim, kindly contact your claims agent with the below details for processing of your claims and send the required information to him.

Mr.Kurt Hamilton
E-mail:mr-kurthamilton@live.com or mrkurthamilton@uk2.net


Congratulations once more from all members and staff of this program.
Sincerely,
Mr.Joe Hill
You must be 16 or over to play or claim a prize.

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