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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: britishlottery@eze.co.za
Reply-To: brunei.long@brunei.me.uk
Date: Fri, 27 Mar 2009 12:16:54 +0800
Subject: Attn:Winner{Ref. Number: BTL/491OXI/04}

Attn:Winner{Ref. Number: BTL/491OXI/04}
BRITISH LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL
PROMOTIONS/ PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT
BRITISH LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL
CUSTOMER SERVICE
British Lottery International
Headquarters: 1411-I South Laurel Road
London, KY 40744
England.
Ref. Number: BTL/491OXI/04
Batch Number: 12/25/0304
Ticket Number: 564 75600545-188
Serial Number: 5388/02
Dear Sir/Madam,
We are pleased to inform you of the result of the Winners in our British International Lottery Program and pat of our New Year Promo held on the March 24, 2009. Your e-mail address attached to ticket number 564 75600545-188 with serial number 5388/02 drew lucky numbers 7-14-18-31-45, which consequently won in the 2ND category, you have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out of USD2,500,000 (Two Million, five hundred thousand dollars). CONGRATULATIONS!
Due to mix up of some numbers and names, we ask that you keep your winning information confidential until your claims have been fully processed and your money remitted to you. This is part of our security protocol to avoid multiple claims and unwarranted abuse of this program by some participants. All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from over 20,000 company and 30,000,000 individual email addresses and names from all over the world. This promotional program takes place every five years.
This lottery was promoted and sponsored by a conglomerate of some multinational companies in Europe as part of their social responsibility to the citizens. This year Lottery Program Jackpot is the largest ever for British Lottery. The estimated $125 million jackpot would be the sixth biggest in U.K. history. The biggest was the $363 million jackpot that went to two winners in a May 2000 drawing of The Big Game, Mega Millions' predecessor. To file for your claim, please contact our director of finance.
........................................................................
Mr. Brunei Long
Tel:+44-702-405-8505
+44-702-405-8506
Fax :+44-870-476-5389
Email: brunei.long@brunei.me.uk
...........................................................................
Furthermore, should there be any change in your address, do inform your Claims agent as soon as possible.you are to fill the form below and send it to the claims agent via email:
First name:...............................................
Middle name:..............................................
Last name:................................................
Date of birth:............................................
Gender:..................................................
Marital status:..........................................
Lotto Batch Number:......................................
Lotto Reference Numbers:.................................
Home address and phone:.................................
Address:.................................................
City:....................................................
State/province:..........................................
Zip/postal code:.........................................
Country:.................................................
Congratulations once again from all members of our staff and thanks for being part of our promotions program.
Yours Sincerely,
Mr. Jack Larry .
Executive (International Sweepstakes).
Program Warning!!! Fraudulent emails are circulating that appears to be impersonator using our names and addresses, but are not from the LOTTERY ONLINE PROGRAM PLEASE REPORT IMMEDIATELY TO CUSTOMER CARE/COMPLAINTS DEPT.
Note: Participants below 15 years are automatically disqualified. All e-mail transmission/correspondence are 100% protected by our Secured Socket Layer (SSL) server.
The NLS is an institution under public law. Therefore, the lottery contract is concluded between the lottery participant and the public law institution LOTTERY ONLINE PROGRAM which is represented through its
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