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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: "lotto award" <lottery_courierservice_shipment@communityukaward.com>
Reply-To: lottoawardlondon@communityukaward.com
Date: Sat, 19 Nov 2005 09:30:34 +0000
Subject: FROM Mark Benson,

The National Lottery.
Liverpool, L70 1NL,UNITED KINGDOM.
Ref: UK/9420X2/68
Batch: 074/05/ZY369,

DEAR SIR/MADAM,

The UNITED KINGDOM NOTIFICATION LOTTERY AWARD WINNING, focus on health,
education, culture, rural development, institution building and the
promotion of economic development. It is dedicated to improving living
conditions and opportunities for the poor, without regard to their faith,
origin or gender.
We are pleased to inform you of the an noun cement today, of winners of the
promotional, the UNITED KINGDOM NOTIFICATION LOTTERY AWARD WINNING, held on
30TH/1/ 2005 as part of our yearly bonanza. Your email address attached to
ticket number 025-1146-1992-750, with serial number 2113-05 drew the lucky
numbers 13-15-22-37-39-43,

Consequently won the lottery in the 3rd category. You have therefore been
approved for a lump sum pay out of £1,200,000.00 Pound sterling only (One
Million, Two Hundred Thousand Pound sterling only) in cash credited to file
REF NO.UK/9420X2/68 This is from total prize money of £20,400,000.00 Pound
sterling only. Shared among the seventeen international winners in this
category.

All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from
25,000 names from the Middle East, Asia, Africa, Canada, Europe, USA and
North America as part of our International Promotions Program, which is
conducted annually.

All participants in this Lottery Program have been selected randomly through
a computer Ballot System drawn from over 200,000 Companies and 30,000,000
individual emails address from all search engines and web sites. This
promotional program takes place every year.
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 your account. You are required to forward the following
details to help facilitate the processing of your certificate and the
release of your winnings prize money.

1. Full names.
2. Residential address.
3. Phone number.
4. Occupation.
5.Your identification of yourself sent via email

You are advised to forward this information’s as soon as possible to enable
us attend to your file. And your information will be forwarded to our
payment office, before they can release your winnings to you, Please for
more information’s you can call our payment officer ( +44 7040 111 508 Mr.
Daniel Wilson )anytime.
PLEASE REPLY VIA MY ALTERNATIVE EMAIL AT: lottery_award_1@skim.com

Once again, congratulations.

Yours sincerely,

Mr. Mark Benson,



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