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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: "U.K NATIONAL LOTTERY" <ukonline@ukonline-ukl.com>
Date: Wed, 03 Aug 2005 03:04:06 +0000
Subject: uk national lottery winner(congratulations)

The National Lottery Logo                  

Uk national lottery

P O Box 1010
Liverpool, L70 1NL
UNITED KINGDOM
(Customer Services)
Ref: UK/9420X2/68
Batch: 074/05/ZY369
 WINNING NOTIFICATION
We happily announce to you the draw (#999) of the UK
NATIONAL LOTTERY, online Sweepstakes International program held on
wed. 20th JULY, 2005.
Your e-mail address attached to ticket number:
56475600545 188 with Serial number 5368/02 drew the
lucky  numbers:04-29-39-41-43-45 (bonus no.42), which subsequently won
you the lottery in the 2nd category i.e match
5 plus bonus.
You have therefore been approved to claim atotal sum
of US$25,142000.00(Twentyfive million,one Hundred and fortytwo Thousand
United States Dollars) in cash credited to file ktu/9023118308/03.
This is from a total cash prize of £ 1,005,680  shared
amongst the (13)lucky winners in this category i.e Match 5 plus bonus.
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
thatare 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 US $25,142000.00(Twentyfive million,one Hundred and
fortytwo Thousand United States Dollars) in cash credited to file
ktu/9023118308/03.will be released to you by any of our payment offices
in Europe. Our European office will immediately commencethe process to
facilitate the release of your funds as soon as you contact the claims
processing officer.
For security reasons, you are advised to keep your winning information
confidential till your claim 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 foryour claim, please contact our claims processing officer:
JERRY.A.LENS(Mr)
Email:account_department016_uk_lottery@yahoo.co.uk
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
<http://www.national-lottery.co.uk/player/p/results/results.do>
UK NATIONAL LOTTERY.
Yours faithfully,
ALLAN WOODS (Mr)
Online coordinator for UK NATIONAL LOTTERY
Sweepstakes International Program
 

You must be 16 or over to play or claim a prize

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   Sarah Cockings was one of three winners to share the Lotto Rollover Jackpot on Saturday 30th April, each scooping a massive £3,045,705.

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