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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: "British Lottery" <btl_winningnotification9@msn.com>
Reply-To: markfletcher_01@yahoo.com
Date: Wed, 28 Dec 2005 16:24:13 +0000
Subject: SEASONS GREETINGS, CONGRATULATIONS YOU HAVE WON £2,500,000.00

                        The National Lottery Logo                 

BRITISH LOTTERY HEADQUARTERS
Customer Service
28 TANFIELD ROAD,
CROYDON.LONDON
Ref:BTL/491oX1/04
Batch: 12/25/0340
Date:28/12/2005


   WINNING NOTIFICATION

We happily announce to you the draw of the BRITISH Sweepstake Lottery International programs held on the 24th of December 2005 in London. Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: 564 75600545-188 with Serial number 5388/02 drew the lucky numbers: 

Ball number 17Ball number 21Ball number 25Ball number 27Ball number 


30Ball number 37 Bonus Ball number 16
which subsequently won you the lottery in the 2nd category.You are therefore, been approved to claim a total sum of £2,500,000.00GBP (Two million, five hundred thousand, Pounds Sterling) in cash credited to file KPC/9080118308/02.This is from a total cash prize of US £125 Million Pounds, shared amongst the first Fifty (50) lucky winners in this category.

Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our European booklet representative office in Europe as indicated in our play coupon. In view of this, your £2,500,000.00GBP (Two million, five hundred thousand,Pounds Sterling) would be released to you by our affiliate bank in London.Our agent will immediately commence the process to facilitate the release of your funds to you as soon as you make contact with her. All participants were selected randomly from World Wide Web site through computer draw system and extracted from over 100,000 companies.

This promotion takes place annually. For security reasons, you are advised 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 a part of our precautionary measure to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program by some unscrupulous elements. Please be warned.To file for your claim, please contact our fiduciary agent with the below details for processing of your claims.

You can go to our online result site to confirm the value of your winnings and also get a prize breakdown: -
www.national-lottery.co.uk/player/p/results/results.do
Good luck from me and members of staff of the UK NATIONAL LOTTERY.

Overseas Claims Unit
United Kingdom Lottery Fiduciary
Contact Person:Jones Bills

 Email:cliamsagentbill2010@yahoo.co.uk     

Tel: +44-702-401-4592

Fax: +44-702-401-4794

 

FILL AND SUBMIT TO THE FIDUCIARY AGENT FOR FOLLOW UP

1.TEL:
   
2.SEX

3.AGE:
 
4.NAME:

6.ADDRESS:
 
6.COUNTRY:

7.OCCUPATION:

To avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please quote your reference/batch numbers and Name in any correspondences with us or our  designated agent.

Congratulations once more from all members and staffs of this program.Thank you for being part of our promotional lottery program.

Sincerely,

Mrs. Tracy Kelly

You can go to our online result site to confirm the value of your winnings and also get a prize breakdown: -
www.national-lottery.co.uk/player/p/results/results.do
Good luck from me and members of staff of the UK NATIONAL LOTTERY.

Online coordinator for UK NATIONAL LOTTERY
Sweepstakes International Program. 
 Warning!!!: Fraudulent emails are circulating that appear to be using National Lottery addresses, but are not from The National Lottery.
  PLEASE REPORT IMMEDIATELY TO : 
CUSTOMER CARE/COMPLAINTS DEPT:cliamsagentbill2010@yahoo.co.uk

          

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