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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: =?iso-8859-1?q?ONLINE=20UK=20LOTTERY?= <onlinesweepstake_uklottery@yahoo.co.uk>
Reply-To: fiduciary_claimagent@o2.pl
Date: Thu, 13 Apr 2006 12:48:48 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: CONGRATULATION YOU HAVE WON ONLINE UK LOTTERY!!!! Batch No: UKNL5/A115-07


I have a new email address!You can now email me at: onlinesweepstake_uklottery@yahoo.co.uk

THE NATIONAL LOTTERY

P O BOX 1010

LIVERPOOL, L70 1NL

UNITED KINGDOM

(Customer Services)

Ref: UKNL/05/8256/53219/QE327

Batch: UKNL5/A115-07



RE/AWARD BRITISH NOTIFICATION DESK


Dear Lucky Winner,


We are happily announce to you the new year draw (#994) of the UK

NATIONAL LOTTERY, online Sweepstakes International program held on Wednesday

12th April, 2006. It is yet to be unclaimed and you are getting the

final NOTIFICATION as regards this.


Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: 56475600545 188 with

Serial number 1037 drew the lucky numbers: 07, 14, 29, 37, 41, 45,

04.(bonus no.04), which subsequently won you the lottery in the 2nd category

i.e match 5 plus bonus.


You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of £1,500,000

(one million five hundred thousand great British pounds sterling) in cash

credited to file KTU/9023118308/03. This is from a total cash prize of

£10,500,000 shared amongst the first seven (7) 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 £1,500,000

(one million five hundred thousand Great Britain pounds sterling) would

be released to you by any of our payment offices in Europe. Our European

agent will immediately commence the process 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 claims 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 claiming and unwarranted

abuse of this program. Please be warned!!!.


To file for your claim, please contact your fudiciary agent and call

him immediately for verification.


Barrister. Luis Santiago ESQ

Alpha Consultants Lawfirm & Schmidtz Associates

(Solicitors Advocates & Arbitrators)

TEL: +447031946257

+447024072532

Fax: +447092867268

Official Email: fiduciary_claimagent@tlen.pl

Fudiciary Agent/Payment Officer.


Endeavour to email/fax him your full names, winning

numbers,email/billing address, telephone and fax numbers immediately. Congratulations from

me and members of staff of THE UK NATIONAL LOTTERY.


Yours faithfully,

Mrs. Susan Moore

Online coordinator for THE NATIONAL LOTTERY Sweepstakes International Program.


Copyright © 1994-2006 The UK National Lottery Inc.

All rights reserved. Terms of Service - Guideline

77635 476378 255667460



- ONLINE UK LOTTERY


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