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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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Fraud email example:

From: "joe hill" <ukwebawardnotification@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 18 Nov 2005 14:04:55 +0000
Subject: UK WEB AWARD NOTIFICATION./REF.NO:UK/9420X2/68/305.

UK WEB PROMO LOTTERY,
COVENTRY,UNITED KINGDOM.
REF.NO:UK/9420X2/68/305.
BATCH NO:2005-2GBP-020
CATEGORY:3RD
LUCKY NO:43-11-44-37-10-48/05
AMOUNT WON:2,000,000.00 British Pounds Sterling.
ATTENTION: DEAR WINNER,
AWARD NOTIFICATION FINAL NOTICE.
We are pleased to inform you of the announcement of winners of the UK
WEB PROMO LOTTERY,UNITED KINGDOM.(sweepstake lottery/award
promotion)Your
email address,is attached to ticket number 023-0148-790-459,with
serial number 5073-11 drew the lucky numbers 43-11-44-37-10-48/05,and
consequently won the lottery in the 3rd category.You have therefore
been approved for a lump sum payout of 2,000,000.00 British Pounds
Sterling in cash credited to file REF NO. UK/9420X2/68/305
This is from total prize money of 40,000,000.00 British Pounds Sterling
shared among the twenty international winners in this category. All
participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from
a collation of frequent internet users from all over the world from
Australia, New Zealand,America,Europe, North America,Africa and Asia as
part of International Promotions Program.
CONGRATULATIONS.
Your fund is now deposited with a Security company.Due to the mix up of
some numbers and names,we ask that you keep this award strictly from
public notice until your claim has been processed and your money
remitted
to you.This is part of our security protocol to avoid double
claiming or unscrupulous acts by participants of this program.
To begin your claim, please contact your claim agent;
Mr.Jake Roth.
Email:mrjake_roth@postmaster.co.uk
FOREIGN SERVICE MANAGER,
UK WEB PROMO LOTTO HEADQUARTERS
COVENTRY, UNITED KINGDOM,
You are expected to process your claim, but because of distance, we can
help you in the processing of your claim to reduce the burden that you
may
encounter during this process, it is optional in the constitution of
our
company,we are not allowed to deduct or remove any amount of money from
the prizes won by our clients either for charges, taxes/other expenses
which are needed for the processing and transfer of our clients
funds.This
is
because of the hard-cover Insurance policy that came with itand also
for
the safety of our client's funds.
NOTE: That claiming of your funds must be completed before deadline
(13th December 2005),further delay might attract additional expenses in
the
processing of your claims. Furthermore Inorder to avoid unnecessary
delays
and complications, please remember to quote your reference and batch
numbers in every one of your correspondences with your agent.
Finally, Original copy of your prize winning
certificate will be sent to you after claim declaration.Congratulations
again from all our staff and thank you for being part of our promotions
program.
Sincerely,
Mr.Joe Hill.
THE PROMOTIONS/INFORMATION MANAGER,
UK WEB PROMO LOTTERY,
COVENTRY,UNITED KINGDOM.
Please do provide the following information's (claim Verification form)
fill and submit back via (Email:mrjake_roth@postmaster.co.uk)
to your claim agent,
1,YOUR FULLNAME:.............
2,YOUR SEX:..................
3,YOUR ADDRESS:...........................
4,.YOUR TELEPHONE NUMBER:.........
5,.YOUR FAX NUMBER:...............
6,.YOUR OCCUPATION:...............
7,.YOUR COMPANY'S NAME:...........
8,YOUR AGE:.......................
9,.YOUR REF NUMBER:..............
10,COUNTRY........................
11,E-MAIL.........................
INDICATE PREFERRED MODE OF PRIZE COLLECTION:
(A)CASH
(B)ON-LINE WIRE TRANSFER to your designated Bank Account,ACCOUNT
COORDINATES
IF BY ON-LINE WIRE TRANSFER.
(C)BANK DRAFT.
Nb: All future correspondence must be made to:Email:
Mr.Jake Roth.
Email:mrjake_roth@postmaster.co.uk
FOREIGN SERVICE MANAGER,
UK WEB PROMO LOTTO HEADQUARTERS
COVENTRY, UNITED KINGDOM.


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