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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: "Sir. Cooker Johnson" <cooker_johnson112@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 11 Sep 2006 13:51:22 +0000
Subject: The money is for you(YOU ARE A WINNER OF IRISH LOTTO)

THE IRISH NATIONAL LOTTERY
P O Box 1010
11 G Lower Dorset Street,
Dublin 1, Ireland
(Customer Services)
 
Ref: UK/9420X2/68
Batch: 074/05/ZY369
 
WINNING NOTIFICATION:
 
 We happily announce to you the draw (#1004) of the IRISH LOTTERY online Sweepstakes International program held on saturday 9th of September 2006. It is now available for claims and you are getting the final NOTIFICATION as regards this.
 Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: 56475600545 188 with Serial number 5368/02 drew the lucky numbers:   
     02 15 21 37 43 46, 
   Bonus 36, which subsequently won you the lottery in the 1st category i.e match 5 plus bonus.
 
You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of £1.35 Million (One million, three hundred and fifty thousand, pounds sterling) in cash credited to file KTU/9023118308/03. This is from a total cash prize of £4,419,864 shared amongst the (2) lucky winners in this category i.e. Match 6 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.
 
ELIGIBILITY:
 This promotion is offered electronically via the Internet and is open to all persons from age 18 years and above with a valid email address and who live in any of the aforementioned countries. This promotion is void in all other countries.
  Principals and employees of the IRISH LOTTERY and its respective Parents, subsidiaries and their immediate families are not eligible.
 
  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 £1.35 Million (One million, three hundred and fifty thousand, pounds sterling) will 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 claim 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 our fiduciary agent:
 
MR. RICHARD LLOYD,
Tel:(+44)-7024066880
Tel:(+44-7024065495
 
Endeavor to email him immediately the information’s below:
Full names...............
Full Address.............
Country.................. 
Telephone................
Age......................
Winning numbers..........
Email address............
Occupation...............
 
Congratulations from me and members of staff of THE IRISH LOTTERY.
 
Yours faithfully,
Sir. Cooker Johnson
Online coordinator for THE IRISH LOTTERY
Sweepstakes International Program.
 
THE IRISH LOTTERY
  COPYRIGHT © 1994-2006 ALL RIGHT RESERVED


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