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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: "BRITISH LOTTERY HEADQUARTERS" <britishlottery@winnersdraw.com>
Date: Tue, 23 Aug 2005 23:37:12 +0000
Subject: BRITISH INTERNATIONAL PROMOTION

                   BRITISH INTERNATIONAL
                           PROMOTION

28 TANFIELD ROAD
CROYDON.LONDON
Ref: BTL/101OXI/02 
Batch: 16/211/0374

                                                                                    23rd AUG, 2005

 

                                 BTL NOTIFICATION DESK

We happily announce to you the draw (#954) of the BRITISH INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY, online Sweepstakes International program held on 29th July 2005

Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: 56475600545 188 with  Serial number 5368/02 drew the lucky numbers: (13)-(43)-(15)-(02)-(40)bonus # (09).Which subsequently won you the lottery in the 2nd category i.e 29th July plus bonus.

You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of £500,000 (Five Hundred Thousand pounds sterling) in cash credited to file KTU/9023118308/03.

This is from a total cash prize of £1,500,000,00 shared amongst the first three (3) lucky winners in this category 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 bianually.

Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our British booklet representative office in UK as indicated in your play coupon. In view of this, your £500,000 (Four Hundred and Fifty Thousand pounds sterling) would be released to you by any of our courier department. Our agent will immediately commence the process to facilitate the release of your funds as soon as you contact him/her.

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. Please be warned !!!

To file for your claim, please contact our fiduciary agent:

Mr: Cole Adams (Fiduciary Agent).

E MAIL: agent-britishpromo@excite.com 

  Goodluck from me and members of staff of the BRITISH INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY.

Yours faithfully,

JEAN CARTER

Director Online International Promotions Unit,

You must be 16 or over to play or claim a prize
The Union Jack

 

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