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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: JOYCE KELVIN <irishclaims@winnernotification.orangehome.co.uk>
Date: Fri, 6 Oct 2006 15:43:34 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: YOUR/REF No: UKNL-L/200-26937


THE IRISH LOTTERY HEADQUARTERS:
THE IRISH LOTTERY
P O Box 1010
11 G LOWER DORSET STREET,
DUBILIN 1, IRELAND
(CUSTOMER SERVICES)
FROM:IRISH NATIONAL LOTTERY.
WINNING NOTICE FOR CATEGORY "A" WINNER
BONUS LOTTERY PROMOTION PRIZE AWARDS WINNING NOTIFICATION
Dear Lucky Winner,
We are pleased to inform you of the result of the just concluded annual
final draws of IRISH NATIONAL LOTTERY international Lottery
programs. The online cyber lotto draws was conducted from an exclusive
list of 21,000 e-mail addresses of individual and corporate bodies
picked by an advanced automated random computer search from the internet, no
tickets were sold. After this automated computer ballot, your e-mail
address emerged as one of two winners in the category "A" with the
following winning information:
REF No: UKNL-L/200-26937
BATCH No: 2005MJL-01
TICKET No: 20511465463-7644
SERIAL No: S/N-00168
LUCKY No: 887-13-865-37-10-83
You as well as the other winner are therefore to receive a cash prize
of £3,987,470. Pounds (Three million nine hundred and eighty seven
thousand,four hundred and seventy pounds terling) each from the total
payout.Your prize award has been insured with your e-mail address and
will betransferred to you upon meeting urrequirements, statutory
obligations, verifications, validations and satisfactory report. To begin the claims
processing of your prize winnings you are advised to contact our
licensed and accredited claims agent for category "A" winners with the information
below:
To file for your claim, please contact the processing agent;
Mr Sir Mike Glaser
TEL +44-703-190-7112 / +44-702-409-5561
Email: contact_mikeglaser@myway.com
Remember to quote your reference information in all correspondence. You
are to keep all lotto information away from the general public
especially your reference and ticket numbers. (This is important as a case of
double claims will not be entertained). Anybody under the age of 17 and
members of the affiliate agencies are automatically not allowed to participate
in this program.
Please note; You are hereby advice to send the asign fudiciray Agent
details below for processing of your Claims;
(1.) FULL NAME
(2.) FULL ADDRESS
(3).NATIONALITY.
(4) DATE OF BIRTH
(5) OCCUPATION
(6 )WINNING EMAIL
(7 )TELEPHONE NUMBER
(8) DATE OF WINNING NOTIFICATION
(9) SEX
(10) TOTAL AMOUNT WON
(11) MARITAL STATUE
Reply to this confidential email account: contact_mikeglaser@myway.com
Congratulations once more from our members of staff and thank you for
being part of our promotional program.
Sincerely,
Mrs. Joyce Kelvin
for IRISH NATIONAL LOTTERY
NOTE: You are to contact your officer immediately with the official
EMAIL
ADDRESS: contact_mikeglaser@myway.com

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