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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: "awarddept_007@terra.es" <awarddept_007@terra.es>
Date: Tue, 9 Jan 2007 22:57:19 +0100 (MET)
Subject: NEW YEAR NOTICE !!!




The National Lottery

P.O.Box 17,
Kempsford GL7 4WZ
London.
UNITED KINGDOM
(Customer Services)
Date:9th of January,2007.

FROM:UK NATIONAL LOTTERY
TICKET NUMBER: 74454774
SERIAL NUMBER: 144-66584
BATCH NUMBER : BT-4478474121P

AWARD FINAL NOTIFICATION:

We happily announce to you the draw (#999) of the UK NATIONAL LOTTERY,online Sweepstakes International program held on the month of december 2006. You were entered as dependent clients with: SERIAL NUMBER: 144-66584 and Batch number BT-4478474121P.

Your email address attached to the ticket number: 74454774 that drew the lucky winning numbers:

Bonus Ball [38] which subsequently won you the lottery in the 2nd category i.e match 5 plus bonus. You have been approved for a payment of £800,000.00 (EIGHT HUNDRED THOUSAND POUNDS STERLING.) in cash credited to file reference number: UKL/K5998/U4. This is from a total cash prize of Eight million pounds shared among the ten international winners in first categories.

All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from 50,000 (Fifty thousand) names of email users around the world, as part of our international promotion program. Due to mixed up of some names and addresses,we ask that you keep this award personal, till your claims has been processed and your funds remitted to you.This is part of our security measures to avoid double claiming or unwarranted taking advantage of the situation by other participants or impersonators,You are to contact our accredited agent for your winnings.

MR GREY HUSSEIN
UNITED KINGDOM LOTTERY CLAIMS AGENT.
UK NATIONAL LOTTERY SECURITY AGENCY.

E-mail: info_claims.ukonline@yahoo.co.uk

Tel:+447011128695
:+447024064676

He is your agent, and responsible for the processing and transfer of your winnings to you. YOUR SECURITY FILE NUMBER IS Z-90237-Y°67/U4 (keep personal) In other to file for your claim,you have to Contact your Lottery Agent with the following information and fill out this form;

1.YOUR FULL NAMES:..............................................
2.SEX:......................................................................
3.YOUR ADDRESS:...................................................
4.YOUR COUNTRY:....................................................
5.NATIONALITY..........................................................
6.YOUR FAX:............................................................
7.HOME PHONE NUMBER :.......................................
8.MOBILE PHONE NUMBER.......................................
9.OCCUPATION:........................................................
10.YOUR AGE:...........................................................

Please you are to choose your payment option at which you want your fund Paid to you; listed below is our payment modalities and option of payment.

(1) Wire transfer ( Bank to bank transfer ).....................

(2) BY COURIER SERVICE:.....................

Our Lottery agent will immediately commence the process to facilitate the release of your funds as soon as you contact him. You may wish to establish contact via e-mail with the particulars presented above citing the batch and reference numbers to this letter.
Our winners are assured of the utmost standards of confidentiality, and press anonymity until the end of proceedings, and beyond where they so desire. Be further advised to maintain the strictest level of confidentiality until the end of proceedings to circumvent problems associated with fraudulent claims. This is part of our precautionary measure to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program.
Goodluck from me and members of staff of the UK NATIONAL LOTTERY.


Yours faithfully,
Mrs.Mary Robert
Online co-ordinator for UK NATIONAL LOTTERY
Sweepstakes International Program.
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