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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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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

Fraud email example:

From: "brazzo walker smith" <lotterywinneralert007@hotmail.com>
Date: Sun, 02 Oct 2005 23:06:09 -0500
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!! CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!!

Dear sir/madam,
                       
                                     NOTICE...CONGRATULATIONS!!!!
 
FROM THE OFFICE OF THE VICE PRESIDENT
LUCKYDAY E-MAIL LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL
PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPT
 
BATCH NO: PTP/31211214257/190888/2202
REF. NO: PTP/21449267220/255100//2202
 
WINNING NOTIFICATION / FINAL
NOTICE...CONGRATULATIONS!!!!
 
This is to inform you of the release of the E-MAIL LOTTERY
BALLOT INTERNATIONAL/ WORLD GAMING BOARD. Your name
attached to ticket number 219028657434 with Serial number
918735625 drew the lucky numbers of 21-70-81-82-99, which
consequently won the lottery in the 1st category.
You have therefore been approved for a lump sum payment of
1,000,000.00euros only, which is deposited with the United
Kingdom Clearing house in your favor as beneficiary and
covered with HIGH INSURANCE POLICY. It is important that
keep your winning confidential to avoid people garnering
your information and subsequently making claim with your
winning paraphernalia information?s, lucky day lottery
international will decline payment if such irregularity
occurs.
All participants were selected through a computer ballot
system drawn from only Microsoft users from over 20,000.00
companies and 3,000,000.00 individual email addresses and
names from all over the world. To begin your lottery claim,
please contact our agent below that have been appointed for
the processing of your claim with your contact telephone
and fax number to begin the processing of your payment.
CONTACT NAME: ANDREW GORDON MARKSON
CITY/ COUNTRY: LONDON, ENGLAND.
TELEPHONE: +4470 4011 7428
FAX: 44- 870 -135- 5097
EMAIL:luckyday_winner007@uk2.net
It is imperative that you contact your assigned payment
officer within two weeks of receipt of this missive via the
aforementioned details conveyed herein. After this date all
unclaimed funds will be included in subsequent promos.
Please note in order to avoid preventable delays and
Complications please remember to quote your reference
number and batch numbers in all correspondence.
Furthermore, should there be any change of address do
inform our agent as soon as possible.
Congratulations once more from our members of staff and
thank you for being part of our promotional program.
Yours Sincerely,
Mr. Walker BRAZZ Smith
Vice President
Luckyday Lottery
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
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