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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: "int lotto" <int.lotto@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: thuson@winning.com
Date: Mon, 06 Feb 2006 13:11:48 +0000
Subject: WINNING NOTIFICATION

The
Union Jack     Southall Logo                                                                                              
UKONLINE NOTIFICATION DESK.    
GOVERNMENT ACCREDITED LICENSED!!!
UKONLINE INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY
IS REGISTERED UNDER THE DATA PROTECTION ACT OF;
(Registration Z720633X).
Ball number 4 Ball number 10 Ball number 14 Ball number 21 Ball number 32 Ball number 49
   Bonus Ball number 44 

                                            Liverpool, L70 1NL
  
                                          UNITED KINGDOM 
                                            (Customer Services)
                                            Ref: UK/9420X2/68  
                                            Batch: 074/05/ZY369
                                            W/N:04/10/14/21/32/49/44
                             The National Lottery Logo
                                          
                                     WINNING NOTIFICATION
 
   We happily announce to you the draw of the British lottery programs programs held in London, Your e-mail address attached, to ticket number: 694 75600545 721 with Serial number: 886/04 drew the lucky numbers:04-10-14-21-32-49-44, which subsequently won you the lottery in the 2nd category.You are therefore, been approved to claim a total sum of £2,000.000.00(Two Million Pounds Only) in cash credited to file RPC/9080115322/44. This is from a total cash prize of  £125 million pounds sterlings.

This year Lottery Program Jackpot is the largest ever for British Lottery, The estimated 125 million jackpot would be the sixth-biggest in U.K. history.The biggest was the 363 million pounds sterlings jackpot that went to two winners in  Jan  2006 drawing of The Big Game, Mega Millions' predecessor. 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 £2,000,000.00(Two Million Pounds Only)would be released to you by our affiliate bank in UK.
 
Our agent will immediately commence the process to facilitate the release of your funds to you as soon as you make contact with him.  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.
 
To file for your claim, please contact our fiduciary agent with his details below by filling the form and forwarding it to him immediately for processing of your claim.
 
AGENT:
 
MR.WILLIAMS  WOOD.
Email:claim_officesuk@yahoo.co.uk
Fax:  +44 8709 126 017
TEL:  +44 703 1818 540 
 
You can call him, after you had  forwarded the filled form to him for confirmation  so that he will secure your file and give you the procedure on how the fund will be remitted to your account and do write to us on this Eamil:int.lotto1@hotmail.com.
Southall Logo
 
                BRITISH NATIONAL LOTTORY FORM.
                                
Provide him with the information below:
1.Name:.................................................
2.Address:.............................................
3.Marital Status:....................................
4.Occupation:........................................

5.Age:....................................................
6.Sex:....................................................
7.Nationality:..........................................
8.Residence:..........................................
9.Telephone Number:.............................
10.Fax Number:......................................
11 Winning Number:................................
12. Ref. Number:.....................................
13. Serial Number:..................................
14. Amount Worn:....................................
15. Batch Number:...................................
In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please remember to quote your reference/ batch numbers to your agent/officer. Furthermore, should there be any change of  address, do inform your claim officer as soon as possible.
 
Thanks for being part of our promotional lottery program.
 
Yours faithfully,
Mr. Lucy Daran.
(Zonal Coordinator)
 
N/B, DO NOT FALL TO WRITE US ON THIS EMAIL :int.lotto@hotmail.com
  
BELOW ARE THE RECENT JUBILATING WINNERS ON BRITISH NATIONAL LOTTERY ONLINE PROGRAMME
 
        
 
    You must be 16 or over to play or claim a prize
 
CONGRATULATIONS  FROM THE MEMBERS AND STAFF OF UK NATIONAL LOTTERY.
Yours faithfully,
Mr. Brian Hunt.
Online coordinator for UK NATIONAL LOTTERY
Sweepstakes International Program.
NATIONAL LOTTERY.
          
                                             Mr.  Brian Hunt.                                                    Online coordinator
 
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All rights reserved. Terms of Service - Guideline
 
      
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