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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" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mpowell1@live.com>
Date: Mon, 16 Nov 2009 11:59:53 +0100
Subject: Ref: UK/9420X2/68

The Thunder ball Online Lottery
P O Box 1010
Liverpool, L70 1NL
UNITED KINGDOM
(Customer Services)
Ref: UK/9420X2/68
Batch: 074/05/ZY369
NOTIFICATION:

We happily announce to you the draw (#914) of the Thunderball Lottery WINNING under the UK NATIONAL LOTTERY,online Thunder ball Draw date Sat 14th of Nov 2009. Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: 56475600545 188 with Serial number 5368/02 drew the lucky numbers

23, 28, 29, 31, 32, 12

which subsequently won you the lottery of the Jackpot Prize.You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of £250,000 (Two Hundred and Fifty Thousand Pounds) in cash credited to file KTU/9023118308/03.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 £35,000,000 would be released to you by any of our payment offices in Europe.
Our European agent will immediately commence the process to facilitate the release of your funds as soon as you contact him. To file for your claim, please contact our fiduciary agent:

Mr. Mike Powell
Email: mpowell1@live.com
Tel: +44-701-112-1696

Provide him with the information below:
1.Name:
2.Contact Address:(Not P.o Box)
3.Marital Status:
4.Occupation:
5.Age:
6.Sex:
7.Nationality:
8.Country Of Residence:
9.Telephone Number:
10.Fax Number:
11.Email Address:
12.Draw Number above:
13.Bank Or Courier:

That 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 license or 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. This is part of our precautionary measure to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program. Please be warned.
You can go to our online result site to confirm the value of your winnings and also get a prize breakdown:-http://www.national-lottery.co.uk/player/p/results/thunderball.ftl Good luck from me and members of staff of the UK NATIONAL LOTTERY.

Yours faithfully,
Mrs. Mary Peterson.

Online coordinator for UK NATIONAL LOTTERY
Sweepstakes International Program.© Copyright 1994-2006 The UK National Lottery Inc.All rights reserved. Terms of Service - Guideline

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