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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: "british lottrey uk lotto" <britlo_20@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: british_lottrey300@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Mon, 30 Oct 2006 18:52:13 -0800
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS(YOUR WINNING NOTIFICATION MAIL)

                   BRITISH INTERNATIONAL PROMOTION
28 TANFIELD ROAD
CROYDON.LONDON
Ref: BTL/101OXI/02 
Batch: 16/211/0374                   30th October,2006
                                                                                                                               
                 BTL NOTIFICATION DESK
We happily announce to you the draw (#954) of the BRITISH INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY, online Sweepstakes International program held on the 12th October 2006.Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: 56475600545 188 with  Serial number 5368/02 drew the lucky numbers:Bonus Ball.Which subsequently won you the lottery in the 2nd category. You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of £450,000 (Four Hundred and Fifty Thousand pounds sterling) in cash credited to file KTU/9023118308/03.
This is from a total cash prize of £4,500,000.00 shared amongst the first ten (10) lucky winners in this category 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 bianually.
Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our British booklet representative office in UK as indicated in your play coupon. In view of this, your £450,000 (Four Hundred and Fifty Thousand pounds sterling) would be released to you by any of our Paying Bank.Due to mix up of some numbers and names, we ask that you keep your Winning information confidential until your claims have been processed and your money paid out to you.Our agent will immediately commence the process to facilitate the release of your funds as soon as you contact him/her.For security reasons, you are advised to keep your winning information confidential till your claim is processed and your money remitted to you.This is part of our precautionary measure to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program by some participants.. Please be warned !!!
To file for your claims, please contact our CLAIM
AGENT and  do not forget to summit the following to
our Claim Agent.
(1) Your Full Names:
(2) Telephone Number:
(3) Reference Number:
 
BARR, WHITCOMB ARDDENSION Esq
PHONE:44-7024030984,44-7031907702,44-7031848366
FAX:44-8716618814,447005850272.
British_lottrey300@yahoo.co.uk
 
 
 
Please, be aware that our Paying Bank will remit Payment Swiftly upon satisfactory report,Verifications and validations provided by our processing Agent that would be designated to your file. Remember, all winning must be CLAIMED not later than 28th of October 2006. After this date all unclaimed funds would be included in the next stake.Please note that in other to avoid unnecessary delays and complications remember to quote your reference information in all correspondence. Furthermore, should there be any eventual change of information please inform our Agent as quickly as possible.
 
Goodluck from me and members of staff of the BRITISH INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY.
Yours faithfully,
       
   JEAN CARTER
Director Online International Promotions Unit,
You must be 16 or over to play or claim a prize
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