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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: "PRIZE CLAIM COORDINATOR" <deliveryz1@jackpot-winners.com>
Reply-To: claimsdirector@btlpromo.com
Date: Fri, 30 Sep 2005 08:15:10 +0000
Subject: BTL WINNING NOTIFICATION

The National Lottery Logo


 
   

CONTROLLER        

British International Lottery Promo
1 Kelvedon Drive, St. Andrew, Suffolk, United Kingdom.
(Customer Services)

Ref: UK/9420X2/68
Batch: 074/05/ZY369


WINNING NOTIFICATION:
We happily announce to you the draw (#942) of the UK NATIONAL LOTTERY, online Sweepstakes International program held on Friday 2nd of September, 2005.
Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: 56475600545 188 with Serial number 5368/02 drew the lucky numbers:4-6-9-12-15-40 (bonus no. 25), which subsequently won you the lottery in the 2nd category i.e match 5 plus bonus.

You have therefore been approved to claim total sum of £1,987,470 (One million nine hundred and eighty seven thousand,four hundred and seventy pounds sterling) in cash credited to file

This is from a total cash prize of £ 99,373,500 Million pounds, shared amongst the first Fifty (50) 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 that are listed online. This promotion takes place weekly.

Your lucky winning number falls within our European booklet representative office in Europe as indicated in your play coupon. In view of this, your £1,987,470 (One million nine hundred and eighty seven thousand, four hundred and seventy pounds sterling) will be released to you by any of our payment offices in Europe.

Our European agent will immediately commence the process to facilitate the release of your funds as soon as you contact 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 and unwarranted abuse of this program. Please be warned!

KINDLY FILL THIS PAYMENT PROCESSING FORM TO THE CLAIMS DIRECTOR:

Mr. Phillip Anderson
Tel: +44 704 011 3880
Fax: +44 871 247 2611

TO ENABLE HIM TO FILE YOUR CLAIMS FOR THE PAYMENT OF YOUR WINNING FUNDS.

 

PAYMENT PROCESSING FORM

1.FULL NAMES:__________________________________

2.ADDRESS:_____________________________________________

____________________________________________

3.SEX:_______________

4.AGE:________


5.MARITAL STATUS:___________________

6.OCCUPATION:________________________

7.E-MAIL ADDRESS:_____________________________

8.TELEPHONE NUMBER:_____________________


9. BATCH NUMBER:_______________ B. REF NUMBER:____________

10. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF COMPANY/INDIVIDUAL______________

______________________________________________________

11.AMOUNT WON:_______________________________________



12. COUNTRY________________________________


Congratulations from me and members of staff of THE BRITISH INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY PROMO.

 
Yours faithfully,
Ms. Ingrid Herlippidou.
Promotions Manager, 
British International Lottery Promotions (U.K)
1 Kelvedon Drive, St. Andrew, Suffolk, United Kingdom
 
  The National Lottery Logo
You must be 16 or over to play or claim 



a prize     

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