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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: "GINA ALLENBURG" <britishlottery7000@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: katy.smith4@btinternet.com
Date: Tue, 29 Nov 2005 00:29:15 +0000
Subject: FROM GINA

COMPUTER PROMOTIONAL DRAW FOR THE 2012 OLYMPIC GAMES TO BE HOSTED IN
LONDON,ENGLAND

BATCH: 31/576809/UKPPD
REF NO: UK/23457677/2005.
 
ATTENTION: Dear Winner
RE/ AWARD NOTIFICATION
We wish to inform you of the lottery draws held on 28th of october 2005
to declare the winners of the UNITED KINGDOM  LOTTERY/INTERNATIONAL
PROMOTIONS. You are attached to ticket number 356-00098-3211-222,
with serial number 818-09 drew the lucky numbers 67-99-777963, and
consequently won the lottery.You have therefore been approved for a
lump sum pay out of GBP1,400,000.00 in cash credited to file REF NO:
UK/23457677/2005. This is fromtotal prize money of GBP21,620,000.00
shared among the seventeen international winners in this category.
All participants were selected through a computerballot system drawn
from 17,000 names from Australia, New Zealand, America,Europe and
Middle East and Asia as part of our International Promotions Program
for the 2012 Olympic games to be hosted in London, England.
CONGRATULATIONS!
 
Your fund is now available for claim. However 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. This is part of our security protocol to
avoid double claiming or unscrupulous acts by participants of this
promotion. We hope with a part of your prize, you will participate in
our mid year high stakes GBP100,000,000 Million International Lottery.

TO BEGIN YOUR CLAIM, PLEASE CONTACT OUR FIDUCIARY CLAIM AGENT WITH
YOUR FULL DETAILS i.e YOUR FULL NAMES, YOUR TELEPHONE AND FAX NUMBERS
AS WELL AS YOUR CONTACT ADDRESS, THROUGH THIS EMAIL ADDRESS BELOW;
 
KATY SMITH
FIDUCIARY CLAIMS AGENT
WOODS FINANCIAL SERVICES LTD
ASHFORD HOUSE
BEAUFORT COURT
SIR THOMAS LONGLEY ROAD
SITTINGBOURNE
KENT ME2 4FA
UNITED KINGDOM
TEL:+44 (0)703 190 8296
EMAIL: katy.smith4@btinternet.com
 
For due processing and remittance of your prize money to a designated
account of your choice. Remember, all prize money must be claimed not
later than a Week after notice. After this date, all funds will be
returned as unclaimed.

NOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please
remember to quote your reference and batch numbers in every one of
your correspondences with your agent. Furthermore, should there be
any change of your address, do inform your claims agent as soon as
possible.Congratulations again from all our staff and thank you for being part
of our promotions program.

Sincerely,
GINA ALLENBURG

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