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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: Mary Landers <marylanders_01@zuvio.com>
Date: Thu, 26 May 2005 08:03:40 -0700
Subject: CONFIRM:Receipt

UNION DECON NATIONAL LOTTERY
Olympic Way, Sefton Business Park,
Aintree Liverpool,
L70 1NL, United Kingdom.
REF No: BNS-NL/0508/04.VOL.2/UK.
BATCH NO:02CTG/0508/04/UK.
25th May,2005

 
Dear lucky winner,
                  
RE: YOUR GRAND PRIZE AWARD WINNING NOTIFICATION -FINAL NOTICE .
It is our pleasure to inform you of the announcement today as dated of our promotions programme held on the 25th APRIL, 2005. Participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from 300,000 name of people living in the following countries: United Kingdom, America,Europe,Switzerland, Australia, New Zealand, Middle-East, Asia and Africa as part of our international promotions program conducted annually to encourage prospective  overseas entries. The result of our computer draw 874 of this day selected your names and email address on the lucky jackpot winning number 14 -17 -23 -28 -42 -49 -05 which consequently won the lottery jackpot prize awards in the 2nd category.
 
As a result, you have been approved a lottery jackpot lump sum grand prize awards winning of
GBP 500,000.00 pounds sterling, bonded and insured under a comprehensive insurance policy in your names for security reasons and credited to file Ref. No: BNS-NL/02CTG/0508/04/UK. This is from the total prize of GBP 16,765,217.00 in this category as part of our promotional programme for this year 2005.
 
This is your opportunity that your fate has brought to you and we are honoured to have you in a master database. We hope with part of this prize award winning, you will take part in our
subsequent lottery jackpots while we say, Congratulations!!!
You have the options of being paid by cash, certified bank draft or Swift Telegraphic Transfer.
 
NO PRIZES WILL BE RE-ISSUED AFTER THE 25th DAYOF JUNE 2005!
 
ELIGIBILITY:
This promotion is offered only electronically via the Internet and is open to all natural persons age at least 18 years and older with a valid email address and who live in any of the aforementioned countries. This promotion is void in all other countries and also is Void where prohibited.Principals and employees of the National Lottery and its respective parents, subsidiaries and immediate family members are not eligible.
 
CLAIM PROCEDURES:
For overseas lucky winners, it is our standard practices to allocate an accredited agent for the
processing of claim application on behalf of overseas lucky winners and payment of grand prize awards winning to the benefit of beneficiaries after all modalities have been completed
satisfactorily.
 
To begin your claims therefore, you are advised to contact the lotto coordinator, for Overseas
Lucky Winners for the processing of your prize awards,winning and payment.
 
Lotto coordinator: Mr.Richard  Maxwell
Customer Support Unit -CSU,
Camelot Reconciliation Int.
Email:claims_cfrint@winning.com
 
Yours faithfully,
Ms. Mary Landers,
Promotion Secretary,
International Promotions Unit,
Union Decon National Lottery Organisation.
Liverpool L70 1NL,
United Kingdom


 

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