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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: "onlinepromo" <onlinepromo@flashmail.com>
Reply-To: rickelljp@hotmail.com
Date: Wed, 25 May 2005 05:14:33 -0800
Subject: DIGEST THIS

The National Lottery
P.O. Box 1010
Liverpool
L70 1NL
United Kingdom.
Ref: LSUK/2031/8161/05
Batch: R3/A312-59

ANNOUNCEMENT:

We happily announce to you the draw (#982) of the UK
NATIONAL ONLINE RAFFLE DRAW held on Saturday 21st May 2005.

Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: 56475600545
188 with Serial number 5368/02 drew the lucky numbers:
14,34,38,43,47,48,09 which subsequently won you one of the
three Rollover prizes. You have therefore been approved to
claim a total sum of £1,930,787 (One Million Nine Hundred
and Thirty Thousand Seven Hundred and Eighty Seven Pounds
Sterling) in cash credited to file KTU/9023118308/03.

All participants for the online version were selected
randomly from the World Wide Web through a 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
£1,930,787 would be released to you by any of our payment
offices in Europe.

To file for your claim, please contact our fiduciary agent:
Mr. John Rickell
Email: rickelljp@hotmail.com
Tel: +44-704-011-5699, +44-704-011-0297, +44-703-184-6785
Fax: +44-709-286-5094
Provide him with the information below:
1.Name:
2.Address:
3.Marital Status:
4.Occupation:
5.Age:
6.Sex:
7.Nationality:
8.Country Of Residence:
9.Telephone Number:
10.Mobile/Cell Phone Number:
11.Fax Number:
12.Email Address:
13.Draw Number above: 982

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
claiming your winnings.

For precautionary measures, 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 Policy
to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this
program. Please be warned.

Good luck from me and members of staff of the U.K NATIONAL
ONLINE RAFFLE DRAWS.

Yours faithfully,

Sir Peter Keller.
Online Co-ordinator for U.K NATIONAL LOTTERY Sweepstakes
International Program.




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