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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: "europeanprize award" <europeanprizelotto2@msn.com>
Date: Thu, 10 Nov 2005 03:58:28 +0000
Subject: WINNING NOTIFICATION/ PROCESSING ADVICE

The National Lottery Logo
Lotto
 
The National Lottery
P O Box 1010
Liverpool, L70 1NL
UNITED KINGDOM
(Customer Services)
Ref: UK/9420X2/68
Batch: 074/05/ZY369
 
                                         WINNING NOTIFICATION/ PROCESSING ADVICE:
 
We happily announce to you the draw (#1019) of the UK NATIONAL LOTTERY, online Sweepstakes International program held on monday November 7th, 2005. Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: 56475600545 188 with Serial number 5368/02 drew the lucky numbers:
Ball number 21 Ball number 32 Ball number 41 Ball number 42 Ball number 43 Ball number 46 Bonus Ball number 17
 
which subsequently won you the lottery in the 2nd category i.e. Match 6. You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of £870,000  (Eight hundred and seventy thousand  pounds sterlings) in cash credited to file KTU/9023118308/03. This is from a total cash prize of £5,220.000  shared amongst six (6) lucky winners in this category i.e. Match 6. 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. Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our European booklet representative office in Europe.
 
In view of this, you have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of £870,000
(Eight hundred and seventy thousand  pounds sterlings) which would 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 him. 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. To file for your claim, please contact our fiduciary agent:
 
MR. Edward Hanks
Tel: +4470 3194 7341
 
For the immediate release of your funds you are to  provide the following details to our fiduciary agent;
 
FULL NAMES OF BENEFICIARY:........................
 
CONTACT ADDRESS:..................................
 
CITY/STATE:.......................................
 
COUNTRY:..........................................
 
NATIONALITY:......................................
 
SEX:.......................AGE:...................
 
MARITAL STATUS...................................
 
TEL NO:...........................................
 
NEXT OF KIN:......................................
 
AMOUNT WON:.......................................
 
REFENCE NO:................BATCH NO:..............
 
LUCKY NO:..................TICKET NO..............
 
SERIAL NO:.................LOTTERY DATE:..........
 
 
Good luck from me and members of staff of the UK NATIONAL LOTTERY.
 
Yours faithfully,
MRS : FLORENCE MARSHAL
Online coordinator for UK NATIONAL LOTTERY
Sweepstakes International Program.
 
CONFIDENTIAL NOTICE: This email message, including any attachments, is intended only for the use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain information that is privileged, confidential and prohibited from unauthorized disclosure under applicable law. If you are not the intended recipient of this message, any dissemination, distribution or copying of this message is strictly prohibited. If you received this message in error, please notify the sender by reply email and destroy all copies of the original message.
 

WARNING!!!

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