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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: "The National Lottery" <info@national-lottery.co.uk>
Reply-To: online_stakes2011@yahoo.cn
Date: Sat, 12 Mar 2011 07:06:19 -0300
Subject: WINNING NOTIFICATION:

The National Lottery
PO Box 1010
Liverpool
L70 1NL
United Kingdom.
Ref: XYL /26510460037/05
Batch: 24/00319/IPD

WINNING NOTIFICATION:

We happily announce to you Lotto draw (#1587) of the UK NATIONAL LOTTERY,
online Sweepstakes International program held on Wed 09 Mar 2011.
Your e-mail address attached to Ticket Number:56475600545188 with Serial
Number:5368/02 drew the lucky numbers: 09-11-37-40-41-49 (33 Bonus Ball),
which subsequently won you the lottery in the 2nd category i.e match 6.
You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of £5,000,000.00
(Five Million Pounds Sterling) in cash credited to File
Number: XYL/26510460037/05.

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.

Our European agent will immediately commence the process to facilitate the
release of your funds as soon as you contact him. 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.

To file for your claims, please contact our fiduciary agent:
Mr. Reymond Walters
Emil: online_stakes2011@yahoo.cn
Tel: +44 704 577 4072

With the following claims details:
YOUR FULL NAMES....................
ADDRESS........COUNTRY:.......
GENDER....../OCCUPATION:......
TELEPHONE #....AMOUNT WON:....
LOTTO NUMBERS:..... B. DRAW NUMBER:.....

SIR MORIS CHALK
Online Co-ordinator for U.K NATIONAL LOTTERY Sweepstakes International
Program

http://www.national-lottery.co.uk/player/p/results/lotto.ftl


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