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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: "LOTTERY UK" <cyberlotto@msn.com>
Reply-To: christy_ivan@lotteryukinternational.com
Date: Mon, 30 Jan 2006 04:30:55 +0000
Subject: Online Program held on 10-Jan-2006.

FROM:PROMOTION DEPARTMENT OF LOTTERY UK INTERNATIONAL.

LOTTERY UK INTERNATIONAL,
50 Deer Park Avenue,
London EH54 8AF,
United Kingdom.


Attention: Sir/Madam,

We happily announce to you the draw of the LOTTERY UK INTERNATIONAL, Online
Program held on 10-Jan-2006.

Your email address attached to reference Number:208,ZX,11,663/UK with Ticket
Number: 99/bnk/533. which subsequently won you one of the Jackpot cash
prizes.

You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of £2,500,000.00(Two
Million Five Hundred thousand Great Britain Pounds) in cash credited to file
L/UK/010/71/2/33 All participants for the online version were selected
randomly from the World Wide Web through a computer draw system and
extracted from over 100,000 unions, associations, and corporate bodies that
are listed online.

A random number generator using a proprietary random number generation
algorithm will select exactly 6 reference numbers from the range 1-24 with
ticket winning number from the range 1-24 To file for your claim, please
contact our claims director via contact information below;

MR. BILLY BRADFIELD,
CLAIMS DIRECTOR,
CLAIMS DEPARTMENT,
LOTTERY UK INTERNATIONAL,
50 Deer Park Avenue,
London EH54 8AF,
United Kingdom.
Tel: +44 7024066384
Tel: +44 7031820501
Fax: +44 8709124466
Email:billybradfield2@lotteryukinternational.com

Congratulation once again from me, and entire members of staff of the
LOTTERY UK INTERNATIONAL and it is our hope that you participate in any of
our international programs in the nearest future.

Thank you.
Yours faithfully,
CHRISTY IVAN,
PROMOTION DEPARTMENT,
LOTTERY UK INTERNATIONAL,
50 Deer Park Avenue,
London EH54 8AF,
United Kingdom.
Email:christy_ivan@lotteryukinternational.com

PLEASE NOTE:
YOU ARE TO KEEP ALL LOTTERY INFORMATIONS FROM PUBLIC AS WE WILL NOT
ENTERTAIN CASES OF MULTIPLE CLAIMS PROCESSING OR COMPROMISE THE PRIVACY AND
SECURITY OF ALL OUR WINNER.THIS IS IN LINE WITH THE DATA PROTECTION ACT OF
THE LOTTERY UK INTERNATIONAL


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