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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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Fraud email example:

From: UK NATIONAL LOTTERY <agentpaulsmith_uknl@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Thu, 31 Aug 2006 13:30:00 +0100 (BST)
Subject: VALIDATION AND FURTHER INFORMATION



FROM THE DESK OF:
PAUL SMITH
OVERSEAS SUBSCRIBERS AGENT
UK NATIONAL LOTTERY
AFRICA PAYMENT OFFICER
ECOWAS SECRETARIAT COMPLEX,
340 KWAME NKRUMA AVENUE,
ACCRA, GHANA
PHONE: +233-27-694-7459


Our Ref: UKNL/3764890X2/23
Batch: 074/06/83734369



Dear Blauler

We aknowledged reciept of your mail and the contents noted. Firstly, I would like to introduce myself to you. I am Paul Smith: Overseas Subscribers Agent, UK National Lottery African Payment Officer. I am incharge of International Lottery players whose email address falls within the African zone booklet representative office such as yours. Moreso, my duty is to process and facilitate the release of winners prize money after winner have met our requirements and finally transfer winners fund to his/her nominated Bank account by either Swift Telegraphic Transfer (T.T) or Certified Bank Draft depending on the choice of winner.

Meanwhile I would like to give you a brief explanation or information about the UK National Lottery. Due to the fact that you might be confused about how you won or if actually this is true. Infact, many winners have asked such questions and are cleared accordingly.

INFORMATION ABOUT UK NATIONAL LOTTERY

The UK National Lottery is an independent Lotto organization that has been financially assisting people with it's intention to changing peoples life, so many people have benefited from it over the years. All Participants were selected randomly through a computer balloting system from over 100,000 unions, associations, and corporate bodies that are listed online from Canada, Australia, United States, Asia, Europe, Middle East, Africa and Oceania.

This Lottery was jointly promoted and co-sponsored by a conglomerate of some multinational companies as part of their social responsibility to the citizens in the communities where they have operational base. Further more your details (e-mail address) falls within our African representative office in AFRICA Ghana as indicated in your play coupon and your won prize will be released to you from this office.

HISTORY OF UK NATIONAL LOTTERY THROUGH THE YEARS

Mission Statement of the Bureau of State Lottery
. To help and limit hardship round the globe through financial assistance.
· To generate revenue for the state of International consistent with the public good.
· To provide quality gaming/lotto entertainment to the International consistent with the Statutory mandate.
· To maintain the integrity of lottery games and activities.

The only basis for a valid Lottery claim is compliance with the Lottery Statute and the Lottery Rules. No valid Lottery claim may be premised on human, or other error in the communication, display or transmission of data, however recorded, displayed, or transmitted. A valid Lottery claim can be premised upon any intentional human, electronic, or other form of communication or transmission of data, which has been authorized by the Lottery Commissioner:
Article 44 sub sections 142 of the UK Lotto Commission as amended.

METHOD OF CLAIM: CLAIMING YOUR WON PRIZE
THERE ARE TWO (2) SIMPLE WAYS YOU CAN CLAIM YOUR WON PRIZE.
1. BY MAKING A PERSONAL VISIT TO OUR PAYMENT OFFICE IN GHANA TO ENDORSE YOUR PAYMENT PAPERS OR
2. BY HIRING A LAWYER TO MAKE LEGAL REPRESENTATIONS ON YOUR BEHALF

Therefore, you are required to come personally to our Africa Payment office here in Accra, Ghana to sign your payment papers. If you are unable to travel to Africa for the aforementioned purpose, our rules and regulations permits you to hire a recognized attorney not below the rank of a Senior Advocate of Ghana (SAG) in accordance with article 44 sub sections 143.

IMPORTANT NOTICE: PLEASE NOTE; That your won prize is not deductible because it was insured with an insurance company and cannot be tampered with in accordance with article 44 sub sections 144 of the UK Lotto Commission /Gaming Regulations as adopted on 8 May 1996 and amended on 11 October 1996 by the constitutional assembly. Therefore your won prize must be transfered in full into your bank account.

Note that the deadline allowed for the claiming of winning is exactly four weeks. After this period, any unclaimed cash prize will be deemed to have been forfeited by the winner and will be rolled over to the next drawings of the lottery. Therefore if you cannot come to Africa right now, you are hereby advised and authorised to hire a reputable lawyer by name Barrister Godson Obi (SAG) who is well known to us and has helped other International winners like you to claim their won prizes. You can contact Solicitor Godson Obi with the following email address: solicitorobi@lawyer.com. Please contact him now and authorise him to be your legal representative. Let me know as soon as you contact him for office proceedings and record purposes.

Act fast and no time is to be delayed on this matter. REMEMBER TO KEEP YOUR WINNING CONFIDENTIAL TILL YOUR FUND IS REMITTED TO YOU. ANY BREACH OF CONFIDENTIALITY FROM THE PART OF WINNER WILL RESULT IN AUTOMATIC DISQUALIFICATION.
Congratulations!!!




Regards,
Paul Smith (M.P.O.Sc)
AFRICA PAYMENT OFFICER
OVERSEAS SUBSCRIBERS AGENT

NB: PLease call me immediately you get this message on my mobile phone +233-27-694-7459 for more information and guidance




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