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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 Commision" <nationallottery_93@msn.com>
Reply-To: nickyjames02@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Sat, 11 Feb 2006 03:49:49 +0000
Subject: 2006 ONLINE WINNING NOTIFICATION

Programs and Events Department
The MerseyWorld Lottery - Frontline Group
The National Lottery,
P.O. Box 251,
Watford
WD1 8GD
 
                                  WINNING NOTIFICATION: 
We are officially informing you of the result of the Frontline Lottery Winners International programs held on the 10th of February 2006 as part of our promotional programs for the year 2006. Your e-mail address attached to ticket number 77007742781005-18721 with reference number EGS/2251256003/02 drew winning numbers 7-00-71-00-66-49 and credited to batch number 121FTG, which consequently won in the 3rd category via our electronic ticket as stated above. You have therefore been approved for a pay out of  600,000 GBP (SIX HUNDRED THOUSAND POUNDS ONLY).
 
CONGRATULATIONS!!!
We also advice that you keep your winning information very confidential as our security policy demands to avoid double claims/impersonation and unwarranted abuse of this program by some individuals.The selection process was carried out through random selection in our computerized email selection system (ESS) from a database of over 500,000 email addresses drawn from all the continents of the world. This promotional program being the first of its kind will now take place annually and we hope with part of your winning you will take part in our next year Eight Hundred And Fifty Thousand Pound Sterlings International Lottery. To file for your claim, you will be contacting our Customer Service Unit, authorized to conduct the neccessary verification to enable you receive total payment (You will receive more information upon your acknowledgment of this email).
 
Customer Service Unit
CONTRACTED AGENCY:
Mr. Nicky Jamieson
Tel: + (44) 702 407 2396
20 Lausanne Road London,
SW2 3JB ENGLAND.U.K
 
You are to provide the claims agent with the under listed information as soon as
possible:
 
1. NAME IN FULL:...............................
2. ADDRESS:.....................................
3. NATIONALITY:.................................
4. AGE:.........................................
5. SEX:.........................................
6. OCCUPATION (POSITION HELD):...................................
7. PHONE:........................................
8. FAX............................................

This promotional lottery is promoted and sponsored by software corporations and other private organizations and we intend to use this medium to help individuals generate fortunes which would encourage them to expand their business frontiers thereby creating more opportunities and assisting with humanitarian concerns within their immediate environment. All winning must be claimed not later than One Week of Acknowledgment. After this date all unclaimed funds will be returned to European Union Treasury as Unclaimed.  After this date all winning funds will be included in our subsequent program. In order to avoid complications always quote your reference number in all correspondence.
 
NEWS UPDATE:
Furthermore, should there be any change of address do inform us as soon as possible. Congratulations again from all our staff.
 
N.B: Anybody under the age of 16 is not eligible to participate in this program.

Your's in service,
Mr. Richard K. Lloyd
(Programs & Events) 

Material Copyright © 2005 The Lottery Co. Ltd. •
The Lottery Company and lottery.co.uk is in no way affiliated with, associated with or approved or endorsed by Camelot Group plc or The National Lottery Commission.

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