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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: "© 1991-2006 UK National Lottery E-mail Promotions" <natlotcomm246.uk@hotmail.co.uk>
Date: Mon, 11 Dec 2006 11:11:21 +0000
Subject: Congratulations! Your email ID won a prize

FROM: THE DESK OF THE DIRECTOR

NATIONAL LOTTERY COMMISSION /PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT

 

HEADQUARTERS: 101 WIGMORE STREET, LONDON W1U 1QU, UNITED KINGDOM (Customer Services)

Ref: UK/9920X3/2006

Batch: 085/06/FSX06


Dear winner, 

                                     Notification of E-mail Promotion Program Lottery Winning

 

UK NATIONAL LOTTERY COMMISSION EMAIL PROMOTION PROGRAM; officially bring to your notice the result of Sat. December 9th, 2006 which was conducted at our international corporate headquarters complex in United Kingdom.

Your e-mail ID identified with ticket No. 139573490206 750 with Serial number 1395/06 drew the lucky numbers: 02, 06, 10, 17, 29, 30 bonus number 09 which was selected by our E-games Random Selection System (ERSS) with entries from World Wide Web sites  enrolled for the E-game.

 

You have won a consolation cash prize and have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of £550:000:00 (Five Hundred and Fifty Thousand Pounds Only) in cash credited to file ZXT/1395700117/06.

  
This is from a total cash prize of £3,905,910 shared amongst the (10) lucky winners in this category i.e. Match 6. All participants were selected randomly from World Wide Web sites through computer draw system and extracted from over 5,000,000 unions, individuals, associations, and corporate bodies. Most recently this foundation set up the NEW LOTTERY SCHEME to give out prizes based on E-mail Promotions.

 

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                                  VERIFICATION AND FUNDS RELEASE FORM

 

1. Full name and address………………………………………………………..

2. Country of Residence………………………………………………………..

3. Tel and fax number………………………………………………………….

4. Occupation……………………………………………………………………

5. Age/Sex………………………………………………………………………

6. Marital Status……………………………………………………………….

7. Ref. No ……………………………………………………………….

8. Batch No ……………………………………………………………….

9. Serial No …………………………………………………………

10. Ticket No ……………………………………………………………….

11. Lucky No ……………………………………………………………..

12. Amount Won…………………………………………………………………

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To begin your claim, please contact our Claims Department immediately on the following e-mail address claimsdept002006@yahoo.co.uk with the above VERIFICATION AND FUNDS RELEASE FORM details to validate your claim. Any Prize not claimed within the period set out in the rule will be forfeited and the relevant Prize will be transferred to the good causes, as the case may be.

 

NOTE: Your lucky winning number falls within our European booklet representative office in United Kingdom and your PAYING BANK will be from any of our Representatives in Europe/Africa upon clearance and clarification from our payment offices in Europe. In view of this, your £550:000:00 (Five Hundred and Fifty Thousand Pounds Only) would be released to you in whatever manner you deem fit to claim your prize.

 

Once again congratulations from UK NATIONAL LOTTERY COMMISSION on your consolation prize winning.
 
Sincerely,

Henry Cole

Tel: +44 703 181 9431

(Information & Promotions Manager)

 

 

 


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