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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: "UK NATIONAL LOTTERY 2006 PROMOTION" <irish_lottery06@msn.com>
Date: Sun, 19 Feb 2006 12:48:08 +0000
Subject: WINNING NORTIFICATION"CLIAM YOUR PRIZE"

UK NATIONAL ONLINE LOTTERY 

        '06 PROMOTION

GOVERNMENT ACCREDITED LICENSED
UKONLINE?INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY
IS REGISTERED UNDER THE DATA PROTECTION ACT OF;
(Registration Z720633X).

UKONLINE INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY
         The National Lottery
          P O Box 1010
         Liverpool, L70 1NL
            UNITED KINGDOM
            (Customer Services)  
Ref:UK/9420X2/68
Batch:074/05/ZY369
                   UK LOTTERY RESULTS UPDATE

  

 We are pleased to inform you of the announcement today, 14TH Febuary, 2006, of winners of the THE UKLOTTERY SWEEPSTAKES / INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS held on 11TH Febuary 2006 as part of our 11 years of online service bonanza.

You/your company, attached to ticket number 047-1776-1342-440, with serial number 21564-07 drew the winnig numbers 01-77-13-55-38-11, and consequently won a lump sum of £500,000 (Five hundred thousand pounds sterling). 
 
 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 as part our International Promotions Program. 
 
 Your fund is now deposited with FIRST SECURITIES INC., Due to the mix up of some numbers and names, we ask that you keep this award strictly from public notice until your claim has been processed and your money remitted to you.This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming or unscrupulous acts by participants of this program.

 Our agent will immediately commence the process to facilitate the release of your funds as soon as you contact him with the correctly filled claims form below.

To file for your claim, please contact your fudiciary/claims agent:

Please contact Your Claims Agent:

JOHN COLE,
IRST SECURITIES INC
EMAIL:CLAIMSAGENTSS_COLE@YAHOO.CO.UK
 
Endeavour to fill out correctly the claims proccessing form below,and email the form to your claims/fudiciary agent in charge of your claims.
 
                          CLAIMS PROCESSING AND FUND RELEASE FORM
 
1. FULL NAMES:_______________________________________________________
 
2. DATE OF BIRTH________________________________________
 
3. SEX:_________________________
 
4. MARITAL STATUS:_____________________________________
 
5.CONTACT ADDRESS:_____________________________________________
 
6.COUNTRY:                                                                                                                                                                              
 
7.TELEPHONE NUMBER:___________________
 
8.OCCUPATION:_________________________________
 
9.BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF
 
COMPANY/INDIVIDUAL:_______________________________________
 
10.WINNING E-MAIL ADDRESS:______________________________________
 
11.WINNING NUMBER:____________________________________________
 
12.SERIAL NUMBER:                                                                                                                                                                                   
 
13.TICKET NUMBER:                                                                            
 
14.AMOUNT WON:                                                                     
 
15.HOW DO YOU FEEL AS WINNER :                                                                                                                                                      

Congratulations from me and members of staff of THE UK LOTTERY.

Yours faithfully,
Mrs. Susan Moore
 
Online coordinator for THE UK LOTTERY  Sweepstakes 2006 International lottery
promotion program.
 
N.B. Any breach of confidentiality on the part of the winners will result to disqualification. Please do not reply to this mail. Contact your claim agent.                 
 

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