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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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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

Fraud email example:

From: "National Lottery" <uklotteryyy@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: agentrodneyclarkk@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Thu, 12 Jan 2006 17:58:23 -0600
Subject: You're among the lucky winners.

The National Lottery
PO Box 1010
Liverpool
L70 1NL
United Kingdom .
Ref: XYL /26510460037/05
Batch: 24/00319/IPD

Congratulations ! ! !

We happily announce to you the draw (# 985) of the UK
NATIONAL LOTTERY, online Sweepstakes International
programme held on Sat 07 Jan 06. Your e-mail address attached
to ticket number: 56475600545188 with Serial number 5368/02
drew the lucky numbers: 03-06-08-10-12-16-27 (bonus no 27),
which subsequently won you the lottery in the 1st category.

You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of
£46,275.00 (Fourty Six Thousand Two Hundred and SeventyFive
Thousand Pounds Sterling’s) in cash credited to file XYL
/26510460037/05.

This is from a total cash prize of £2, 000, 000.00 (Two Milion
Pounds Sterling’s) shared amongst the (28) lucky winners in this
category.

All participants for the online version were selected randomly
from World Wide Web sites through computer draw system and
extracted from over 100,000 unions, associatons and corporate
bodies that are listed online.

This promotion takes place weekly. Please note that your lucky
winning number falls within our European booklet representative
office in Europe as indicated in your play coupon. In view of
this, your £46,275.00 (Fourty Six Thousand Two Hundred and
SeventyFive Thousand Pounds Sterling’s) would be released to
you by any of our payment offices in Europe . Our European
agent will immediately commence the process to facilitate the
release of your funds as soon as you contact them.

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 part of our precautionary measure to avoid
double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this programme.
Please be warned.

A copy of this notification has been sent to your fiduciary agent
to recognize your response for your claim.

To file for your claim, please contact your fiduciary agent:

Agent Rodney Clark
Email: agentrodneyclarkk@yahoo.co.uk
Tel: +44 703 186 0849

Sir George Harris.
Online coordinator for:
U.K NATIONAL LOTTERY
Sweepstakes International Programme.

NOTE:
YOU MUST BE 18YRS OR ABOVE TO REPLY TO THIS E-MAIL.


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