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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: "Alicia Stevenson" <jackpotlottouk@mail.iki.lt> (may be fake)
Reply-To: emilyzondi.jldfinance@laposte.net
Date: Thu, 10 Aug 2006 20:41:07 -0700
Subject: WINNING NOTIFICATION!

Jackpot Lotteries
Ref Number: ITTL/34173HPG/GRCC
Category: 2B
Winning Number: 08 15 30 31 34 43 40
Batch Number: ATP/44863214257/3445328/511


Dear Winner,

We happily announce to you the draws of the Jackpot Promotional Lottery Programme sponsored by European Lotteries and held in The United Kingdom on the 24th June, 2006 in which you and five (5) provisional winners were selected as winners under draw number 50.

Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: 08-04-33-38-BL-AU drew the lucky numbers: 08 15 30 31 34 43 40, which subsequently won you the lottery in Category 2B. All participants were selected randomly through computer ballot draw system and from 150,000 individuals as part of our
international promotions program conducted annually to encourage prospective overseas entries. You have therefore been granted provisional approval to claim a total sum of &pound;1,500,000.00 (One Million, Five Hundred Thousand British Pounds only) as your winning prize.

This is from a total prize pool of 8,000,000.00 Pounds. You have the options of being paid by cash, certified bank draft or Swift Telegraphic Transfer.For lucky winners, it is our standard practices to allocate accredited claims agents for the processing of claim application and
payment of prize winnings to the benefit of beneficiaries after all modalities have been completed satisfactorily.

Due to mix up in some numbers and names the results of the draw were withheld and released today. For the purpose of security you are therefore strongly advised to keep this award notification
secret from public notice until your claim has been processed and your prize money paid as
this is part of our security protocol to avoid duplicity of claims or misuse of this programme by miscreants and hackers. Thus,your prize award winning is confidential as our winners are at liberty to remain completely anonymous until payment is effected to the benefit of the
beneficiary. Our staff are sworn to secrecy, so you will be the only one to know what you have won.

To begin your claims therefore, you are advised on final notice and as a matter of urgency, to contact our licensed and accredited claim agent for Overseas Lucky Winners for the processing of your prize awards winning and payment after all statutory obligations have been concluded
satisfactorily.

To file for your claim, Fill the form below and send to under-listed institution by phone, fax or email for your application to be submitted and processed for payment thus: (9AM - 4PM GMT)

VERIFICATION FORM

1.FULL NAME:__________________________________________
2.ADDRESS:_____________________________________________
3.AGE:__________________________________________________
4.OCCUPATION:__________________________________________
5.E-MAIL ADDRESS:_______________________________________
6.TELEPHONE NUMBER:___________________________________
7.FAX NUMBER: __________________________________________
8.WINNING NUMBERS:_____________________________________
9. DRAW CATEGORY:______________________________________
10.REFERENCE NUMBER:___________________________________
11. AMOUNT WON:_________________________________________

Contact the under-listed institution by phone, fax or email for your application to be submitted and processed for payment thus:

CONTACT PERSON:
MS. EMILY ZONDI,
JLD FINANCIAL SERVICES UK,
(FINANCIAL CONSULTANTS).
Address: Sherwood House Field Lane Wroot Doncaster,
South Yorkshire,DN9 2BN
Tel: 44-7031972941
Tel: 44-7031972766
Facsimile: +44 20-7060-0319
Personal Email: emilyzondi.jldfinance@laposte.net


In line with this, your 1,500,000.00 Million Pounds will be paid to you upon confirmation and clarification by our claims agent who will immediately commence the process to facilitate the release of your winnings as soon as you contact her. Do please quote your Draw, Reference and
Winning numbers in any correspondence with our designated agent. Also include your telephone number(s) when contacting the agent.

Congratulations once more from all members and staff of this programme and thank you for being part of our promotional lottery programme.

Sincerely yours,

Mrs. Alicia Stevenson
Results Coordinator.
www.jackpot.com

N.B. Should there be any changes in address do inform our agent as soon as possible. Do not send your response to this e-mail account,Please contact the institution above for further information. Anybody under the age of 18 is automatically disqualified



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