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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: Megamillionlottery <test@shyouth.net>
Reply-To: <megamillionlottrey@ymail.com>
Date: Sat, 29 Jan 2011 08:46:16 +0100
Subject: WINNING NOTIFICATION



Mega Millions Lottery Award Division.
From: The Desk of the International
Award Promotion's Coordinator
Mega Millions Lottery Award Division.
Great Ormond Street London WC1 United Kingdom
Tel: +447 0240 76757

WINNING NOTIFICATION

Batch Number: MML-89705

Dear Winner Number (2)

The office of the Uk Mega Millions Lottery Award division is pleased to inform you that you have been announced the second lucky winner of its MEGA MILLIONS JACKPOT LOTTERY PROGRAMME held on the 28th, Jan.2011. Your company or personal email address was selected and attached to the winning number two (2) with Batch Number: MML-89705, Lotto Number: MML-65812 and Winning Number: MML-43668.

Therefore, you have been approved for lump sums payout of £3,000,000.00 GBP (THREE MILLION GREAT BRITISH POUNDS STERLING) in cash and have been credited to Ref Payment No: 89680MM.

This is from total prize money of £34.3 Million, Great British Pounds Sterling, shared among the Twenty Five (25) International lucky Winners all over the world by the uk mega millions lottery division with objectives to a global financial assistance to the lucky winners.

To claim your prize funds, you are to contact the Financial Controller (Prof. Lee Kennedy) of the United Kingdom payment Division.

Below is our Financial Controller contact information.

E-mail:megamillionlottrey@ymail.com
Contact Name: Prof. Lee Kennedy (Financial Controller)
Contact Phone: Tel: +447 0240 76757 OR +44702-4032-964

You are required to forward your winning details via the above e-mail addresses. And your personal information to the above address for verification, and further proceedings, with respect to the release of your won funds. Your personal information includes the following:

PLEASE FILL THE FORM AND RESPOND IMMEDIATELY:

1) Full Name...................................................
2) Nationality..................................................
3) Age..............................................................
4) Contact Address / Phone No.........................................
5) Sex..............................................................................
6) Job.................................................................................


PLEASE FILL YOUR BANK ACCOUNT DETAILS:

BANK NAME: ..................................................
ACCOUNT HOLDER NAME: .................................
ACCOUNT NUMBER: .........................................
BANK ADDRESS...............................................
As soon as you contact our Financial Controller, he will advise you on what to do in order to get your prize money.

SECURITY:

For security reasons, we advice all winners to keep this winning information confidential from the public, until your claims documents are processed and your prize released to you.

This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming and unwarranted taking advantage of this programmed by non-participants or unofficial personnel

Sincerely………

Mr. Richard .C Sham Dr. Mrs. Lillian Heys
(Chief Co-coordinator). (Secretary)
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