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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: "FREE INFO UK" <lottoinfouk1@msn.com>
Date: Fri, 09 Dec 2005 23:37:21 +0000
Subject: OFFICIAL WINNING NOTIFICATION

FREELOTTO GROUP INTERNATIONAL
Prize Remittance Division (PRD)

RE: OFFICIAL WINNING NOTIFICATION

FILE REF NO: 07- 321786542
FAST NO: 2912144
LOTTO REF: FL/0507/FAST

Dear Prize Winner,

This email confirms that you have received from the FREELOTTO GROUP
INTERNATIONAL an official notification of your lotto winning in the
FREELOTTO AUTOMATIC SUBSCRIPTION TICKET GAME (F.A.S.T) played on December 5,
2005
at our lottery office complex Trafford, London.

You have won a FREELOTTO PRIZE OF 500,000 GBP, a prize payout of your
winning has been approved by the FREELOTTO GROUP. In accordance with
the United Kingdom lottery ordinance, you are authorized as the lotto
prize winner to request claims of your winning prize.

The FREELOTTO AUTOMATIC SUBSCRIPTION TICKET (F.A.S.T) GAME is an online
promotional program organized by the FREELOTTO GROUP INTERNATIONAL. A
total of 500,000 different email addresses are entered for the FREELOTTO
AUTOMATIC SUBSCRIPTION TICKET GAME (F.A.S.T). All email addresses
entered for the game are submitted by our partner international email
service providers/ marketing companies and public services providers.

Winners are randomly selected systematically through our Electronic
Random Selection System (ERSS). Your email ID was included among the
500,000 email addresses and entered for Batch 16125 with Ticket No. 2912144
and was luckily selected among 1-5 batch winners.

Note that the FREELOTTO GROUP INTERNATIONAL will remit prize payout to
only winners who officially file in for their prize claims. You are to
choose one out of the listed option by which you want your prize
remitted to you:

(1) A certified Cheque will be issued in your name and couriered to
your resident address.
(2) Traveling to our office in London for personal collection of
winning
prize.

You are required to file your claims by contacting the OFFICE Prize
Remittance Division EMAIL: joelsmith44@msn.com

Completely fill out the Claim Form - E provided herein and submit a
completed filled form via email or fax to the Prize Remittance Division.
Your winning information has been provided above.
===========================================================================
APPLICATION FOR PRIZE CLAIM FORM - E (Receipt Official Notification
Letter)
[FILE REF 07- 21786542]
---------------------------------------------------------------------------

[FULL NAME OF WINNER]......................................................


[RESIDENT ADDRESS].........................................................


[COUNTRY/ REGION]..................

[STATE].............................


[DATE OF BIRTH]...../...../......... [SEX]..........


[OCCUPATION]........................

[MARITAL STATUS]........................

[CURRENT EMAIL].....................

[TEL/FAX]...........................

===========================================================================
WINNING INFORMATION
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
[FAST TICKET NR]........................ [LOTTERY REF NR]................

[DATE]..................................

===========================================================================
CLAIMANT SIGNATORY DECLARATION
I ..................................... Declare as the lotto prize
winner that all information I have provided for my winning claims are true
and correct information of myself. I agree with the FREELOTTO GROUP
INTERNATIONAL lottery policy and regulation in line with my lottery
claims.
===========================================================================
Please indicate "X" for the option you want your prize remitted to you.
Listed below is our payment modalities and option of payment.

(1) TRAVELLING TO THE UK FOR PRIZE COLLECTION: […………]


(2) BY COURIER DELIVERY OF YOUR PRIZE CHEQUE: […………]
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THIS EMAIL WAS SENT FROM THE DESK OF THE ORGANIZATION PRESIDENT
FREELOTTO GROUP INTERNATIONAL, ON BEHALF OF F.A.S.T GAMES 2005.
CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR WINNING.
SINCERELY,
ROBERT A. V. BENARD,
GROUP PRESIDENT - FLG


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