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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: Lotto24 International Lottery promotion <lotto24lottery@aim.com>
Date: Wed, 15 Nov 2006 23:47:12 -0000
Subject: Your Lottery Result

LOTO 24 INTERNATIONAL
(www.lotto24.co.uk)
24 Gregs street Greenwich
GW 11 GH
U.K

From The Desk of: The Vice President,
International Promotions/ Prize Award.
Ref: Lotto24-LD401/06
Batch: Lotto24-LD836/06

This is to inform you of the release of the annual UK Lotto24 email lottery ballot lottery draw held in the
UK. It is a random selection of email addresses until a lucky email address is discovered. Although due to
the mix up of email addresses, the results were released late. This is to Congratulate you and to inform
you that your email address is the second email address to draw the lucky numbers of 11-8-9, which
consequently won £250,000.00 ( Two Hundred and Fifty Thousand Pounds Sterling) in this year's email
lottery ballot in the 1st category.

This is from total prize money of £10,000,000.00 shared among 20 international winners in this category.
You have therefore been approved for a lump sum payout of £250,000.00 ( Two Hundred and Fifty
Thousand Pounds) in cash credited to file with ref number Lotto24-LD401/06. All participants were
selected through a random computer balloting system drawn from over 150,000 companies and
2,000,000 individuals from Australia, New Zealand, Africa, Europe, North America, South America and
Asia as part of our International promotions program for this year, conducted bi-annually. We advise that
you keep your winning information confidential until your claims have been processed and your money
paid to you because we will not be held liable for any wrongful payment or misappropriation of your
winning prize.

This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program by
some participants. Note that your winning prize is presently deposited with a private finance firm in the
United Kingdom and insured in your name. This promotional program takes place every three years.
Please be informed that all non-resident winners are required to pay a refundable fee of £650 Pounds as
the processing/application/notarization fee prior to the collection and notarization of their winning prize.
We hope with a part of your prize money, you will participate in our end of year high stakes of £70 Million
International lottery slot. Although the next result will not be associated with this winning result. For the
immediate collection of your prize money, Please contact directly our Cash out Payment Administrator in
United Kingdom as below;

Name : Mr. Jack McGregor( Payment Administrator )
Email: lotto24lotteries@primposta.com
Tel : +447-774-097-474.

All email messages sent to Mr. Jack McGregor should have your reference number, your Contact
telephone number, your recent address, Country of origin and your E-mail address. Your result category
was drawn from our UK regional Office so please Call him immediately for the processing and remittance
of your winning prize Money to any destination of your choice. Any claim not made before two weeks
from this date will be returned to the Global Lottery International. Note that all unclaimed funds will be
included in the next stake. Also in order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, remember to
quote your reference number in all your correspondence with Mr. Jack McGregor and please follow all his
instructions religiously. Furthermore, should there be any change of address do inform our agent as soon
as possible. Congratulations once more from our members of staff and you are lucky for being part of our
promotional program. Anybody under the age of 20 is automatically disqualified.

Yours Sincerely,

Anne Stevens
International Promotions/ Prize Award,
LOTO 24 INTERNATIONAL(www.lotto24.co.uk)

NB: Any breach of confidentiality on the part of the winners will result to instant disqualification.

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