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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: "UK NATIONAL LOTTERY" <manchesterlottery@manchesterpromo.com>
Date: Thu, 09 Jun 2005 13:50:20 +0000
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS!!!

The National Lottery
P O Box 1010 Liverpool,
L70 1NL UNITED KINGDOM
(Customer Services)
Ref: UK/9420X2/68
Batch: 074/05/ZY369
www.national-lottery.co.uk

WINNING NOTIFICATION:
Dear Winner,
We happily announce to you that you are a winner of
the draw
(#986) of the UK NATIONAL LOTTERY, online Sweepstakes
International program held on saturday 4th of June, 2005. Your e-mail
address attached to ticket number: 56475600545 188 with Serial number
5368/02 drew the lucky numbers:06-08-18-33-43-49 (bonus no.27), which
subsequently won you the lottery in the 2nd category i.e match 5 plus
bonus
You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of 79,420
(seventy-nine thousand, Four hundred and twenty pounds) in cash
credited to
file KTU/4133118308/03.This is from a total cash prize of £1,508,980,
shared
amongst the (19) lucky winners in this category i.e Match 5 plus bonus
of
thunderball. 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.
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
79,420
(seventy-nine thousand, four hundred and twenty pounds) would be
released to
you by our affiliated courier/security companies. Our fudiciary 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 claim, please contact our fiduciary agent,with your full
name,address and draw number which is (#986) The address is..

GELBESEIITEN SECURITIES
1O DISTRICT,
VANDERNUII GASSES
VIENNA, AUSTRIA.
EMAIL: gelbeseiiten@myway.com
Contact person: J. KETTNER.
Tel: 436763472618

You can go to our online result site to confirm the value of your
winnings
and also get a prize breakdown:
www.national-lottery.co.uk/player/p/results/results.do
Goodluck from me and members and staff of the UK NATIONAL
LOTTERY.

Yours faithfully,
Lottery Award Department


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