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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: Martin Hillman <agentmartinhillman@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Fri, 1 Sep 2006 12:39:20 +0100 (BST)
Subject: {Disarmed} VERIFICATION FOR CLAIM FORM!!! Ref: UK010105AUG


UK NATIONAL LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL PROMOTION CUSTOMER SERVICES 2006.

28 TANFIELD ROAD
CROYDON. LONDON
Ref: UK010105AUG
Batch:AUG/1051/07

Dear Holtzder,

We write to acknowledge receipt of your mail to us, and we are happy to inform you that your winning file via e-mail address: <wilfridholtzder1@VICTIMADDRESS> which won in the second category of THE NATIONAL LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS has been forwarded to us. You have actually been chosen as one of the lucky winners. In this regards you have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of One Million Pounds Sterling in cash credited to file REF NO: UK010105AUG PLEASE QUOTE THIS REF NO: UK010105AUG in your future correspondence with us. In furtherance of our statutory duties thereof as CLAIMS AGENTS to THE NATIONAL LOTTERY, we have been mandated to process and effect the release of your winning claim. In this regards you are required to forward immediately to our office an VERIFICATION FOR CLAIM FORM, a copy has been sent along with this mail, please fill into it the relevant information and send to my email address or by fax.

VERIFICATION FOR CLAIM FORM

FULL NAMES:.............................

COUNTRY:..........

STATE/CITY/ZIP:.....................

POSTAL/STREET ADDRESS:...................

DATE OF BIRTH:.......................

SEX:..............

OCCUPATION:.............................

TELEPHONE:.............................

FAX:.............................

YOUR WINNING PARTICULARS:

FILE REF NUMBER............................

SERIAL NUMBER........................

TICKET NUMBER......................

LUCKY NUMBER:.............................

AMOUNT WON:.............................

YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS:.............................


Yours faithfully,
CLAIM AGENT
MARTIN HILLMAN
Tel:+44-704-010-3388
Fax:+44-700-580-3064




You are to call me on receipt of this mail.













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