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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: "NATIONAL LOTTERY" <sonicbvlottery_international@msn.com>
Reply-To: charlesmcc_2@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Mon, 12 Sep 2005 17:09:27 +0000
Subject: CONGRATS,YOU ARE A WINNER

THE NATIONAL LOTTERY
12 BRIDGE STREET,
STAINS MIDDLESEX TW18 4TP
UNITED KINGDOM.
FROM: THE DESK OF THE DIRECTOR OF PROMOTIONS,
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT,
REF: AST341739DS
                                          
We are pleased to inform you of the announcement today of winners of 
the NATIONAL LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS held on 15th AUGUST 2005
you / your company, attached to ticket number 013-2316-2002-477, with
serial number A025-09 drew the lucky numbers 37-13-34-85-56-42, and
consequently won in category B.You have therefore been approved for a
lump sum pay of Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars Only in
cash credited to file REF NO. REF: AST341739DS. All participants in
this Lottery Program have been selected randomly through a computer
Ballot System drawn from over 200,000 Companies and 30,000,000
individual emails address from all search engines and web sites from
Australia, New Zealand, America, Asia, Europe, USA and North America as
part of our International Promotions Program, which is conducted
monthly. Due to the mix up of some numbers and names, we ask that you
keep this award strictly from public notice until your claim has been
processed and your money remitted to your account. This is part of our
security protocol to avoid double claiming or unscrupulous acts by
participants of this program.To begin your claim, please contact your
claims officer immediately:
MR CHARLES MACKNIGHT.
CLAIM AGENT
Tel: 0044-704-010-7788
Email:charlesmcc_2@yahoo.co.uk
For due processing and remittance of your prize money to a designated
account of your choice, kindly provide him with the following
information: NOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary delays and
complications, please remember to quote your reference number in every
one of your correspondences with your officer. Furthermore, should
there be any change of your address, do inform your claims officer as
soon as possible. Congratulations again from all our staff and thank
you for being part of our promotions program.
Sincerely,
THE DIRECTOR OF PROMOTIONS
MR.MARK SMITH
THE NATIONAL LOTTERY
N.B. Any breach of confidentiality on the part of the winners will
result to disqualification.
******************************************************
This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and
intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they
are addressed. If you have received this email in error please notify
the system manager.
Office Of National Lottery.

 
 

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