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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: "infroagent infro" <infroagent102@sympatico.ca>
Reply-To: vanpersie@excite.com
Date: Tue, 21 Feb 2006 15:54:05 +0000
Subject: WINNING NOTIFICATION

UKONLINE
UK ONLINE Lottery
P O Box 1010
Liverpool, L70 1NL
UNITED KINGDOM
(Customer Services)
Ref: UK/9420X2/68
Batch: 074/05/ZY369
21st Febraury 2006.

                                    WINNING NOTIFICATION:draw (#986)

We happily announce to you the draw (#986) of the UKONLINE LOTTERY,online Sweepstakes International program held on  14th Febraury 2006.

Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: 56475600545188 with Serial number 5368/02 drew the lucky numbers:1-4-8-26-28-36(bonus no.), which subsequently won you the lottery in the 2ndcategory i.ematch 5 plus bonus.

You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of £500,000 (five hundred thousand pounds sterling ) in cash credited to file KTU/9023118308/03.

This is from a total cash prize of £2,000,000 shared amongst the first four (4) lucky winners in this category i.e Match 5 plus bonus.

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, associations, 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 £500,000 (five hundred thousand pounds sterling ) would be released to you by any of our
payment offices in Europe.

Our European agent will immediately commence theprocess to
facilitate the release of your funds as soon as you contact him.

For security reasons, you are advised to keep your winning
information confidential till your claim 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
clai ming and unwarranted abuse of this program. Please be warned.

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

Mr vanpersie julius
Tel:+447023050612

Goodluck from me and members of staff of the UK ONLINE
LOTTERY.

Yours faithfully,

vanpersie julius
Online coordinator for UK ONLINE LOTTERY,
Sweepstakes International Program.
Open 7 days 8am-11pm
 
You must be 16 or over to play or claim a prize
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