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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: "Lottery Coordinator" <coordinator@ukpromotionalprogrammes-onlinegame.com>
Date: Mon, 22 Aug 2005 00:22:27 +0000
Subject: RESULTS FOR CATEGORY "B" DRAWS

FROM: THE GAMING CONTROL BOARD
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT



Dear Recipient

RESULTS FOR CATEGORY "B" DRAWS

Congratulations to you as we bring to your notice, the results of the Second
Category draws of the UK NATIONAL LOTTERY IN COLLABORATION WITH SPAINISH
BONOLOTTO INTERNATIONAL SCIENTIFIC GAME PROMOTION. We are happy to inform
you that you have emerged a winner under the Second Category, The draws were
held to mark our first international program, For Microsoft users. , which
is part of our promotional draws. Participants were selected through a
computer ballot system drawn from 25, 000, 00 names/email addresses of
individuals and companies from Africa, America, Asia, Australia, Europe,
Middle East, and Oceania as part of our International Promotions Program.
three names came as the lucky winners You/Your company email id, attached to
ticket number 0001-7-666, with serial number 73-56 drew the lucky numbers
23-07-19-11 (13) consequently won in the second Category. You have therefore
been awarded a lump sum pay out of £1.100, 000 (One million, One hundred
thousand pounds sterling’s) which is the winning payout for Category" B"
winners.



This is from the total prize money of £3,300,000 shared among the 3 winners
in this category. CONGRATULATIONS! Your fund is now deposited with CFBS,
based in Europe, and insured in your name. In your best interest and also to
avoid mix up of numbers and names of any kind, we request that you keep the
entire details of your award strictly from public notice until the process
of transferring your claims has been completed, and your funds remitted to
your account. This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming
or unscrupulous acts by participants/no participants of this program. Please
note that your lucky winning number falls

within our South European booklet representative office in u.k as indicated
in your play coupon.



We also wish to bring to your notice our end of year premium stakes draw
where you stand a chance of winning up to £14 million pounds sterling’s we
hope that with a part of your prize you will participate in it. Please
contact your file/claims officer immediately for due processing and
remittance of your prize money to a designated account of your choice:

File/Claims Officer
Mr. ALEKSI ALONZO
Tel: +447031941383
Tel: +447031847990
Fax:+448701331080
Email:info@cfbsworld.net


You are advised to contact your file/claims officer by email/fax within a
week of receiving this notice. Failure to do so may warrant
disqualification. NOTE: For easy reference and identification, find below
your reference and Batch numbers. Remember to quote these numbers in every
one of your correspondence with your claims agent.

REFERENCE NUMBER: JNUK/1687/00
BATCH NUMBER: 980074/JNUK
Congratulations once again from all our staff and thank you for being part
of our promotional program.



Sincerely,



BICE AISLIN



THE LOTTERY COORDINATOR, UK BONOLOTTO NATIONAL LOTTERY

Sweepstakes International Program


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