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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: "Anita Sullivan" <anitasullivan052@hotmail.co.uk>
Reply-To: phillips0012@excite.com
Date: Fri, 04 May 2007 09:07:24 +0000
Subject: {Disarmed} Winning Notification 2007

Web Bug from http://www.national-lottery.co.uk/player/i/s.gif
   
                              
                                                                        
             PowerBall Logo
                               
FROM: THE DESK OF THE DIRECTOR PROMOTIONS,
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT,
REF NO: MELI-T/19-F044342319 
       
 
Dear Winner, 
 
We are pleased to announce to you as one of the 25 lucky winners in the POWERBALL LOTTERY PROMOTIONS  held on 23rd of April, 2007. All 25 winning addresses were randomly selected from a batch of 40,000 international emails. Your email address emerged alongside 24 others as a 3rd category winner in this month's draw. Consequently, you have therefore been approved for a total pay out of £420,000.00 Pounds ( Four Hundred and Twenty Thousand pounds) only. This is from total prize money of £10,500,000.00 Pounds shared among the Twenty five (25) international winners in this category.
 
 
The following particulars are attached to your lottery payment order: 
(i)   Winning numbers:    960-21-715-37-10-83
(ii)  Email ticket number: 911-0198-7910-601
(iii) Lotto Batch No.    15/FFP/LDL/039
(IV)  File REF NO:     MELI-T/19-F044342319 
 
Please contact the under listed claims officer as soon as possible for the immediate release of your winnings with the following details: 
 
1. Full Names.
 
2. Phone and Fax.
 
3. Nationality.
 
4. Present Location.
 
5. Occupation.
 
6. WINNING EMAIL.
 
7. SEX.
 
8. DATE OF BIRTH.
 
CONTACT AGENCY: 
MR .GARRY PHILLIPSAND ASSOCIATE LTD U.K,
29 Lausanne Road London,
SW2 3JB ENGLAND.U.K
Email:
MailScanner has detected a possible fraud attempt from "us.f537.mail.yahoo.com" claiming to be garryphillips01@myway.com
Tel:  +44-7045711680 
 
 
 
 
Please indicate "X" for the option you want your prize remitted to you. Listed are the options of receiving prize payment.
 
(1) BY COURIER DELIVERY OF YOUR PRIZE: ...................................................... [.....]
 
(2) BANK PAYMENT TRANSFER|TELEGRAPHIC TRANSFER|SWIFT TRANSFER|ONLINE ACCOUNT TRANSFER........ {.....}
 
 
Sincerely,
Mrs. Anita O'Sullivan
LOTTERY COORDINATOR,
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS.
PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT, UK.        
                          
Congratulations from me and members of staff of POWERBALL UNIVERSAL PROMOS.
 
DENIAL OF APPLICATION:
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Please be informed that the following listed Country have been banned from participating in the lottery. Vietnam, Iraq, Nigeria, Venezuela and North Korea if you are a resident of the listed country you cannot file claims for this lottery prize. Please delete this Notification as your prize processing will be annulled without notice.
 
Winners
 
 
 
 
 
 
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An Eynsham mother scooped a Lotto jackpot fortune of £420,000.00 on Wednesday 21th February, thanks to her dedicated grandparents.
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