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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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Please note about this email:

Fraud email example:

From: "Kristen Moore" <info@promowinsuknl.com>
Date: Wed, 15 Jun 2005 21:50:26 +0000
Subject: YOUR eMAIL ADDRESS WON!!

The National Lottery Logo
 
NOTIFICATION DESK
35 CARPENDERS PARK
WATFORD, HERTFORDSHIRE
WD 195 UNITED KINGDOM
(Customer Services)
Ticket No:08/UK0284
Lucky No:03-01-15-20-34-07
 
WINNING NOTIFICATION:
 
We happily announce to you the draw of the  NATIONAL LOTTERY UK, online
promotional Sweepstakes programme held on SATURDAY 19TH OF MARCH, 2005.
Your e-mail address attached to Ref No:UK/9420X2/68, Batch No:074/05/ZY369, Serial number:0098/UK0204 and Tiket number 0098/UK0204 drew the lucky numbers:03-01-15-20-34-07, which subsequently won you the lottery in the 2nd category. You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of £657,389.00 (Six Hundred and Fifty seven thousand,three hundred and eighty nine Great Britain Pounds) in cash credited to File No:KTU/9023118308/03. This is from a total cash prize of £6,389,678.00 (Six Million, three hundred and eighty nine thousand,six hundred and seventy eight Great Britain Pounds) shared amongst the 23 lucky winners in this
category.
 
All participants for the promotional online version were selected randomly from World Wide Web sites through computer draw system and extracted from over 100,000 unions, associations, and co-orporate 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 award Certificate to be issued to you by National Lotter Uk when processing has been completed.
 
In view of this, your 657,389.00 (Six Hundred and Fifty seven thousand, three hundred and eighty nine Great Britain Pounds) is now deposited with GLOBAL TRUST SECURITY AND FINANCE COMPANY UK insured in your name and would be released to you by any of our payment offices in Europe as soon as you contact them.
 
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 programme. Please be warned. To file for your claim and begin the processing of your winning, please contact our fiduciary agent, Mr Michelle Anderson on(
globaltrustfinanceuk@hotmail.com) not later than 29TH July, 2005.
 
Sincerely,
 
Kristen Moore,
LOTTERY COORDINATOR,
NATIONAL LOTTERY UK.
 
N:B:Any breach of confidentiality on the part of the winners will result to disqualification. Please do not reply to this mail. Contact your claims agent.(TERMS AND CONDITIONS APPLY).
 

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