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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: "Richard Lloyd" <lottowinning_game001@msn.com>
Date: Thu, 10 Nov 2005 20:23:34 +0000
Subject: WINNING NOTIFICATION MAIL!!!

The National Lottery
P O Box 10= 10
Liverpool, L70 1NL
UNITED KINGDOM
(Customer Services)
Ref:= UK/9420X2/68
Batch: 074/05/ZY369

        =             &= nbsp;           &n= bsp;         WINNING NOTIFICATION: 
We happily announce to you the draw (#1031) of t= he UK NATIONAL LOTTERY,
online Sweepstakes International program held= on Wed 9th Nov, 2005.
 Your e-mail address attach= ed to ticket number: 56475600545 188 with
Serial number 5368/02 drew = the lucky numbers

( 01 15 23 30 45 49 33 bonus no.33),

which subsequently won you the lottery in the 2n= d category
i.e match 5 plus bonus.You have therefore been approved to= claim a total
sum of =A3141,022 (onehundred and forty one thousand,a= nd twenty two pounds
sterling ) in cash credited to file KTU/90231183= 08/03.This is from a total cash prize
of =A31,833,286 shared amongst = the (7) lucky winners in this category i.e Match 5 plus
 bonus.Al= l participants for the online version were selected randomly from
Wor= ld Wide Web sites through computer draw system and extracted from
ove= r 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 offi= ce in Europe as indicated in your play
coupon. In view of this, your = =A3141,022 (one hundred and=20 forty one thousand,
and twenty two pounds sterling ) would be released= to you by any of our payment
offices in Europe.Our European agent wi= ll immediately commence the process to
facilitate the release of your= funds as soon as you contact her.
For security reasons, you are advis= ed 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
age= nt:
Mrs. Sharon Cole.
Email: sharon_cole@ukagentworld.= net

You can go to our online result site to confirm = the
value of your winnings and also get a prize breakdown:-
= http://www.national-lottery.co.uk/= player/p/results/results.doGoodluck from me and members of staff of the UKNATIONAL LOTTERY.
Yours faithfully,
Richard K. Lloyd.
Online co= ordinator for UK NATIONAL LOTTERY
Sweepstakes International Program.

Phone :+44- 7031948759
Fax   :+44-= 715043339
Copyright =A9 1994-2005 CastleInternational/The UK National = Lottery Inc.
All rights reserved. Terms of Service - Guidelines

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