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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: "james10@terra.es" <james10@terra.es>
Date: Thu, 10 May 2007 16:03:09 +0200 (MEST)
Subject: UK ONLINE NATIONAL LOTTERY WINNERS EMAIL FINAL NOTIFICATION
LETTER.


NATIONAL LOTTERY
8 LOWER MALL, HAMMERSMITH
LIVERPOOL, L70 1NL UNITED KINGDOM.

THIS MESSAGE IS FROM THE PROMOTION MANAGER, INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT


Date: 10/05/2007
Ref: UK/9420X2/68
Batch: 074/05/ZY369
Winning No: GB8701/LP

Dear Winner/sir/madam
We are delighted to inform you of your prize release on the 10TH OF MAY 2007 FROM THE
UNITED KINGDOM INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY PROGRAMME. Which is fully based on an electronic selection of winners using their e-mail addresses
.Your name was attached to ticket number; 47061725 07056490902 serial number 7741137002 This batch draws the lucky numbers as follows 5-13-33-37-42bonus number 17,which consequently won the lottery in the second category. You here by have been approved a lump sum pay of (£500,000.00) (FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND GB POUNDS) in cash credit fileref: ILP/HW 47509/02 from the total cash of (GB£4,000000.00) prize shared amongst eight lucky winners in this second category. All winners were selected through a computer balloting system drawn form Nine hundred thousand E-mail addresses from Canada, Australia,United States, Asia, Europe, Middle East, Africa and Oceania as part of our international promotions program which is conducted annually. This Lottery was promoted and sponsored by
(UNITED KINGDOM GOVERNMENT)and some multinational companies as part of their sociaresponsibility to the citizens in the commmunities where they have operational base.

Further more your details(e-mail address) falls within our European representative office in Amsterdam,Holland,and your batch no falls in uk as indicated in your play coupon and your email address winning no falls in our regional branch office in nigeria according to the second categories of this bonaza. your prize of (GB£500,000.00)will be released to you from our regional branch office in (Nigeria)where your email payment center falls in.
We hope with part of your prize, you will participate in our end of year high stakes for GB £1.3 Billion international draw.

HOW TO CLAIM YOUR PRIZE:
SIMPLY CONTACT OUR REGIONAL FUDICIAL CLAIMS AGENT,
NAME:REV FATHER PAUL WAYNE
AT Email ADDRESS:agentrevpaul@myway.com
CONTACT PHONE NO:+2348034979206
TO FILE FOR YOUR CLAIM.


Please quote your reference,batch and winning number which can be found on the top half left centre corner of this notification as well as your full name, address and telephone number to help locate your file easily. For security reasons,we advice all winners to keep his winning numbers,ref numbers ,and batch numbers confidential from the public until your claim is processed and your prize released to you. This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming and unwarranted taking advantage of this programme by non-participant or unofficial personnel.

Note,
All winnings MUST be claimed by the 20th of JUNE 2007 otherwise all funds will be returned as Unclaimed and eventually donated to charity home.
Congratulations once again on your winning.

PLEASE REPLY THIS EMAIL CONTACT (YOUR REGIONAL CLAIMS AGENT) AT
NAME:REV FATHER PAUL WAYNE
AT Email ADDRESS:agentrevpaul@myway.com
CONTACT PHONE NO:+2348034979206
TO FILE FOR YOUR CLAIM.


BREACH OF CONFIDENTIALITY ON THE PART OF THE WINNERS WILL RESULT TO DISQUALIFICATION
THANKS:
MANAGEMENT, UK LOTTO LOTTERY INC.


LOTTERY SPONSORS
MICROSOFT CORPORATION UK,
MICROSOFT CORPORATION AFRICA,
MICROSOFT CORPORATION USA
MICROSOFT CORPORATION ASIA


>FROM THE PROMOTIONAL MANAGER
UK NATIONAL LOTTERY
MR RICHARD K. LIOYD.


© Richard K. Lloyd & uk kingdom lottery bonanza 2007
Part of uk - promotion in europe and its surrounding regions
Disclaimer - This is an unofficial uk lottery





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