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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: "Brian Smith" <supervisor.02@hotmail.com>
Date: Sat, 17 Mar 2007 09:23:00 -0400
Subject: UK NATIONAL LOTTERY!!!

UNITED KINGDOM NATIONAL LOTTERY
HEAD QUARTER
45 ELMDENE RD,WOOLICH SE 18 6TZ.
LONDON.UNITED KINDOM.
WINNING NOTIFICATION DEPARTMENT
(Customer Services)
Ref: UK/9420X2/68
Batch: 074/05/ZY369


NOTIFICATION OF WINNING

We are pleased to inform you of the release, of the recent results of the
draw (07#1171) of the UK NATIONAL LOTTERY, onlineSweepstakes International
program held on Saturday the 14th Of March, 2007 in liverpool. You were
entered as dependent clients with: Serial Number: 5368/02.

Your email address attached to the ticket number: 56475600545,that drew the
lucky winning numbers 6-21-24-38-39-48-41 ( and 41 as the bonus number ),
which subsequently won you the second prize in the lottery sweepstake. You
have been approved for a payment of ?200,706.00(Two Hundred Thousand Seven
Hundred And Six Great British Pounds Sterling) in cash credited to
file:KTU/9023118308/03. Congratulations!!!

Please contact the underlisted claims release agent for pay out of your
winning fund:

Your Assigned Fiduciary Agent:
MR :JOCHEN .M. BRAUN.
Email: onlineagnt_braun@yahoo.co.uk

TELEPHONE :- +44- 7024- 0817- 92
+44- 7024- 0745- 02
NOTE : Do make sure you contact him ( Assigned Fiduciary Agent )With The
Following Vital Information, which include your ref and batch number above.

REF NUMBER ................................ BATCH NUMBER
..................................

FULL
NAME........................................................................................
COMPANY NAME:
.....................................................................
FULL
ADDRESS:...............................................................................................................................
SEX:.....................................................
AGE.......................................................
MARITAL STATUES................................................
NATIONALITY................................
OCCUPATION............................. POSITION ..........................
TEL ( Home ).......................TEL ( Mobile
).................................
COUNTRY................................ STATES
....................................

E-MAIL.................................. AMOUNT WON
.............................
HAVE YOU A PASSPORT OR LICENCE..........................(identification on
delivery)

INDICATE PREFERRED MODE OF PRIZE COLLECTION:
(A) CHEQUE
(B) TELEGRAPHIC TRANSFER
IF BY TELEGRAPHIC TRANSFER
(Details of the account where you want your funds transferred into):
...............................................................................................................................................................
IF VIA CERTIFIED CHEQUE,
( State claerly the address to be sent to: -

......................................................................................................................................................
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF COMPANY/ INDIVIDUAL:
............................................................................................................................................
.......................................................................................................................................
...................................................................................................................................


NEXT OF KIN

FULL NAME:
.......................................................................

HOME ADDRESS:
..............................................................................................................................

STATE: .............................................. COUNTRY:
.....................................................................

OCCUPATION: ..............................................AGE:
....................................................................

MARITAL STATUS:
.......................................................................

TELEPHONE: ..................................................

RELATIONSHIP TO BENEFICIARY:
..............................................................................................

DECLARATION
I HEREBY DECLARE THAT THE ABOVE DATAS ARE TRUE AND INCASE OF FALSIFICATION,
I SHALL LOSE TOTAL CLAIMS TO THE WINNING STAKE FUND.INCASE OF ANY UNFORESEEN
CIRCUMSTANCE, MY NEXT OF KIN HAS THE RIGHT TO CLAIM ON MY BEHALF THE TOTAL
FUND. MY AUHOURIZED CLAIM?S AGENT SHALL ACT ON MY BEHALF IN FACILITATING THE
DISBURSEMENT OF MY TOTAL WINNING STAKE TO MY NEXT OF KIN.


SIGN: .............................................
DATE: ..................................................


Yours faithfully,
BRIAN SMITH.
Online coordinator for UK NATIONAL LOTTERY
Sweepstakes International Programs.








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