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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: =?big5?q?Williams=20Anita?= <info_irishlottery10@yahoo.com.hk>
Date: Tue, 6 Jun 2006 08:57:41 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Congratulation!! Call To Confirm Your Winning(IRISH LOTTERYSWEEPSTAKEPROGRAMME)


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The Irish Lottery

47 Meadow Vale,

Sligo,Ireland.

Ref: LSUK/2031/8161/05

Batch: R3/A312-59

SUCCESS ALERT:

CONGRATULATIONS!!!


We are pleased to announce to you the draw of the IRISH LOTTERY PROGRAMME

online Sweepstakes International Program held on 20th May 2006.


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

number 5368/05 drew the lucky number: 21 which subsequently won the LOTTO

PLUS 1 prize. You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum

of 550,000,00Pounds sterling (Five Hundred and Fifty Thousand Pounds

Sterling) in cash credited to file KTU/9023118308/05 of Irish Lottery.


All participants for the online version were selected randomly from the

World Wide Web through a 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 550,000,00 Pounds sterling would-be released to you by any of our

payment offices in(UK).


To file for your claim, please contact our Claims Agent:


Moris Kolecte (Mr).

Tel: +44 781 865 6070

Fax: +44 845 280 6040

Email:moris_ukirishlotteryclaim@yahoo.com.hk




That way your Winnings Verifications Form can be prepared for you. Note that

all prize funds must be claimed not later than Two Weeks. After this date all

funds will be returned to the LOTTERY TREASURY as unclaimed. In order to

avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please endeavour to quote your

Reference Number ( LSUK/2031/8161/05) and Batch Number(R3/A312-59)in every

correspondence with your agent. Furthermore, should there be any change in

your address, do inform your claims agent as soon as possible.



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. This is very real, Please be warned.


Good luck from me and members of staff of the IRISH LOTTERY.


Yours faithfully,

ANITA WILLIAMS (MRS).


Online Co-ordinator for IRISH LOTTERYSWEEPSTAKEPROGRAMME.




- Williams Anita


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