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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 ZONAL CO-ORDINATOR"
<uk_nationallottery@notification-office.com>
Reply-To: claimsofficer_keith@iwon.com
Date: Tue, 09 Aug 2005 23:48:46 +0000
Subject: """"AWARD NOTICE FROM UK NATIONAL LOTTERY""""

UK NATIONAL LOTTERY
Support Centre
Bevan House
51 Bevan Avenue
Conwy LL28 5AF
United Kingdom
FROM:THE DESK OF THE PROMOTIONS MANAGER,
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTION/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT,
REF: UNL/26510460037/02
BATCH: 24/00319/IPD
ATTENTION: Sir/Madam
RE/AWARD NOTIFICATION;FINAL NOTICE

We are pleased to inform you of the announcement
today,10th AUGUGST 2005, of winners of the UK NATIONAL
LOTTERY,THE UNITED KINGDOM INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS held on 9st
AUGUST 2005 in Croydon,London.
Your email address was attached to ticket number
023-0148-790-459, with serial number 5073-11 drew
the lucky numbers 43-11-44-37-10-43, and consequently
won you the lottery in the 3rd category.
You have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay
of £725,000.00 british pounds in cash credited to file REF
NO. UNL/26510460037/02 .This is from total prize money
of £7,250,000.00(GBP) shared among the ten
international winners in this category. All participants were selected
randomly from World Wide Website through computer draw system and
extracted from over 100,000 companies from Australia,New
Zealand,America,Europe,North America,Africa and Asia as part of
International Promotions Program, which is conducted annually. 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 £725,000.00 british pounds would be released to you
by our preferred payment center in London.
Our 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 a nd unwarranted abuse of this
program by some unscrupulous elements.Please be warned.
This is part of our security protocol to avoid
double claiming or unscrupulous acts by participants
of this program.
To file for your claim, please contact our fiduciary
agent;
AGENT KEITH MOORE
EMAIL :claimsofficer_keith@iwon.com
UK NATIONAL LOTTERY
For due processing and remittance of your prize
money,please remember to quote your
reference and batch numbers in every one of your
correspondences with your agent.
Remember, all prize money must be claimed not later
than 30th AUGUST 2005. After this date, all funds will
be returned as unclaimed.
Furthermore, should there be any
change of your address, do inform your claims agent
as soon as possible.
Congratulations again from all our staff and thank
you for being part of our promotional lottery program.
Sincerely,
jox White
Zonal Co-ordinator
www.national-lottery.com


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