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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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Fraud email example:

From: "London Sun sweet Lotter" <claim_londonlottery@indiatimes.com> (may be fake)
Date: Sat, 19 Mar 2005 18.09.29 +0100
Subject: WINNING NOTIFICATION:

London Sun sweet Lottery
Customer Service
Elephant and Castle Road 52
114 33 London-United Kingdom
Ref: ESWSL/941OYI/02
Batch: 12/25/SC0034
WINNING NOTIFICATION:
We happily announce to you the draw of the Euro - Afro
Asian Bingo Lotto International programs held on the 7th of
December 2004 in London United Kingdom.
Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: 564 75600545 188
with Serial number 5388/02 drew the lucky numbers: 31-6-26-13-35-7,
which subsequently won you the lottery in the 2nd category.
You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum
of? 2,500,000.00 (Two million, five hundred thousand, euros) in cash
credited to file KSC/9080118308/02.This is from
a total cash prize of US $125 Million Euro, shared amongst the
first Fifty (50) lucky winners in this category. 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? 2,500,000.00 (Two million, five hundred thousand, euros) would be
released to you by our preferred payment centre in London.
Our agent will immediately commence the process to facilitate the
release of your funds as soon as you contact him.
All participants were selected randomly from World Wide Web
site through computer draw system and extracted from over 100,000
companies.
This promotion takes place annually. 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 by some unscrupulous elements. Please be warned.
To file for your claim, please contact our fiduciary agent with the
below details for processing of your claims.
AGENT: Miss. Monica Jones
claim_londonlottery@yahoo.com
WE WISH TO KNOW WHAT KIND OF NOTICE YOU REQUIRE FROM OUR BANK?
To avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please quote your
reference/batch numbers in any correspondences with us or our
designated agent.
Congratulations once more from all members and staffs of
this program. Thank you for being part of our promotional
lottery program.
Sincerely,
Mr. Richard Collins
AFRO-ASIAN Zone Coordinator.
English Version



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