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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: "infowinners award" <infowinnersaward1@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: prizeclaimsagent@hotmail.com
Date: Thu, 13 Oct 2005 03:41:55 -0800
Subject: National Lottery Winner's Notification

The National Lottery
PO Box 1010
Liverpool
L70 1NL
United Kingdom.
Ref: LSUK/6704/7306/05
Batch: B4/L187-82

WINNING NOTIFICATION:

We happily announce to you the draw (#999) held on
Wednesday, 20th July 2005.Your e-mail address attached to
ticketnumber: 472154861407 225 with Serial number 7306/05
drew the lucky numbers: 4, 29, 39, 41, 43, 45, +5 Bonus Point Ball
which subsequently won you the match five plus bonus.
You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of
£251,420 (Two Hundred and Fifty-One Thousand Four
Hundred and Twenty Pounds Sterling) in cash credited to file
KTU/31276508175/03.
All participants for the online version were selected
randomly from the World Wide Web through a computer draw
system and extracted from over 100,000 unions, associations,
and corporate bodies that are listed online, This promotion
takes place weekly.

Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our
European booklet representative office in Europe as
indicated in your play coupon.

In view of this, your £251,420 would be released to you by
any of our payment offices in Europe.

To file for your claim, please contact our fiduciary agent:
Mr. David West.
Email: prizeclaimsagent@hotmail.com
Provide him with the information below:
1.Name:
2.Address:
3.Marital Status:
4.Occupation:
5.Age:
6.Sex:
7.Nationality:
8.Country Of Residence:
9.Telephone Number:
10.Fax Number:
11.Draw Number above:

That way your Winnings Certificate and all other relevant
documents/paperwork can be prepared for you. You would be
required to show an instrument of identification when
cashing your cheque i.e. Drivers license or International
passport.
For security reasons, you are advised to keep your winning
information confidential till your claims 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.

Good luck from me and members of staff of the U.K NATIONAL
LOTTERY.

Yours faithfully,

Sir Bradford Jones.
Online Co-ordinator for U.K NATIONAL LOTTERY Sweepstakes
International Program.


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