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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: irishmail@uku.co.uk
Date: Wed, 27 Dec 2006 22:58:57 +0100 (CET)
Subject: Irish Lottery Winner Of The End Of This Year 2006


IRISH GOVERNMENT ACCREDITED LICENSED IRISH WEB LOTTERY IS REGISTERED UNDER THE DATA PROTECTION ACT OF (Registration Z720633X).

The Irish Lottery
47 Meadow Vale,
Sligo, Ireland.
Ref: FBUK/2078/3467/99
Batch: AC/A318-55

Visit website: www.irishlotto.net

We are pleased to announce to you the draw of the IRISH LOTTERY PROGRAMME
online Sweepstakes International Program held on Sat 23 Dec 2006 - 10.51am.

Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: 56475600545 188 with Serial number 5368/05 drew the lucky number: 22 which subsequently won the LOTTO PLUS 1 prize.

You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of 6,000,000 Euro ( Six million Euro) in cash credited to file KTU/9023118308/05 of Irish Lottery.

All participants for the online version were selected randomly from the World Wide Web through a computer draw system and extracted from over 100,000 unions, associations, and corporate bodies that are listed online.This promotion takes place weekly.

Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our European booklet representative office in Europeas indicated in your playcoupon. In view of this, your 6,000,000 Euros would be released to you by any of our payment offices! in Europe(UK).

( i )Winning numbers: 901-0148-790-691
( ii ) Email ticket number: 56475600545 188
( iii ) Lotto Batch No. AC/A318-55
( iv ) File REF NO: KTU/9023118308/05
( v ) SERIAL NO: 5368/05

IRISH LOTTERY RESULTS
for Saturday 23rd December 2006
13, 17, 29, 31, 34, 39, Bonus 02
LOTTO PLUS 1 RESULTS
03, 09, 26, 28, 29, 34, Bonus 42
LOTTO PLUS 2 RESULTS
06, 14, 17, 22, 24, 29, Bonus 37

"PLEASE NOTE THAT THE ABOVE SHOULD BE CORRECTLY NOTED BY YOU AS IT WILL HELP IN COMFIRMING YOUR WINNING FROM THE CLAIM OFFICER"CONGRATULATIONS!!
Your fund is now deposited with "IRISH LOTTERY CLAIMS DEPARTEMNT " insured in your name. In your best interest and also to avoid mix up of numbers and names of any kind, we request that you keep the entire details of your award strictly from public notice until the process of transferring your claims has been completed, and your funds remitted to your account. This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming or unscrupulous acts by participants/nonparticipants of this program.

We also wish to bring to your notice of next year game programme where you stand a chance of winning up to 15,00,000.00 Euros,



CLAIMS PROCEDURES:

It is our standard practice to allocate accredited agents for the processing of claims application. It is even more imperative for overseas winners. To begin your claims therefore, you are advised as a matter of urgency, to contact the under listed licensed and accredited claims agent for the processing of your prize awards winning.



Please contact your claims agent immediately, to begin your claims process;
CLAIMS CONTACT AGENT:
Mr.Bulk Makali
Email: lottocontactclaimsofficer@yahoo.ie
Tel: :+44-702-405-4678 / +44-702-405-5012 / +44-703-189-8161 / +44-703-189-8162
You are to provide the assigned cliams agent with the under listed information as soon as possible.

=====================================================================================================

APPLICATION FOR PRIZE CLAIM
(Receipt Official Notification Letter)

1. FULL NAMES :....................................................................................................................
2. ADDRESS :.........................................................................................................................
3. SEX:...................................................................................................................................
4.AGE:....................................................................................................................................
5.MARITAL STATUS:..............................................................................................................
6. OCCUPATION:....................................................................................................................
7. HAVE YOU A PASSPORT OR LICENCE (identification on delivery):....................................
8 INDICATE PREFERRED MODE OF PRIZE COLLECTION:.......................................................
9.E-MAIL ADDRESS:...............................................................................................................
10.TELEPHONE NUMBER:.......................................................................................................
11. LOTTO NUMBER:..............................................................................................................
12.TICKET NUMBER:...............................................................................................................
13. SERIAL NUMBER:..............................................................................................................
14.AMOUNT WON:..................................................................................................................
15. STATE:..............................................................................................................................
16. COUNTRY:.........................................................................................................................

Please indicate "X" for the option you want your prize remitted to you. Listed are the options of receiving prize payment.

1).CASH PICK UP IN ANY OF OUR PAYMENT CENTRES IN EUROPE(IRELAND UK AND MADRID SPAIN) [....]

2).SWIFT BANK TRANSFER(through our correspondence bankers, "REGENT BANK PLC ALLOCATED BRANCH IN UK") [....]

3).CERTIFIED CHEQUE MADE OUT IN YOUR NAME COURIED TO YOU VIA OUR AFFILIATE COURIER COMPANY ROYAL COURIER COMPANY [....]

Once again on behalf of all our staff, CONGRATULATIONS!!!

Sincerely,

Mrs. Linda Wilim


LOTTERY COORDINATOR.

N.B:

1. All claims are nullified after 20 working days from today.
2. Your Ref number must be in all your mails with the claims officer.
3. Do inform the claims officer of any change of names or addresses.
4. Please do not reply to this email. Contact your claims agent.
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CONGRATULATIONS!!!
Note for security reason this email is strickly restricted from copy writters and it should be highly confidential as it has to do with you alone as the Irish Lottery Winner.



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