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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: VERIFICATION CLAIMS DEPARTMENT <ukclaimoffice_uknationallottery@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Sat, 21 Jul 2007 22:01:06 +0100 (BST)
Subject: CONTACT AFFILATE BANK IMMEDIATELY FOR FUNDS WINIFRIDE BIEBERER.


THE NATIONAL LOTTERY
28 FIELD ROAD, CROYDON,
LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM
(CUSTOMER SERVICES)

REFERENCE NUMBER: UK/9420X2/68
BATCH NUMBER: 074/05/ZY369

ATTENTION: WINIFRIDE BIEBERER,

CONGRATULATIONS!!! THIS IS TO INFORM YOU THAT YOU HAVE BEEN CLEARED A WINNER OF THE UK NATIONAL LOTTERY ONLINE SWEEPTAKES INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMME. YOUR DETAILS ARE BEING USED TO PREPARE YOUR WINNING CHECK WHICH WOULD BE FORWARED TO OUR AFFILATE BANK IN CHARGE OF DELIVERIES TO YOU AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

BE INFORMED THAT YOU ARE REQUIRED TO CONTACT OUR AFFILIATE BANK WHERE ALL PRIZE WINNERS FUNDS ARE CURRENTLY DEPOSITED.

YOU WOULD BE REQUIRED TO OPEN AND ACTIVATE AN ACCOUNT, THEN NEGOTIATE THE TRANSFER OF YOUR PRIZE WINNINGS.

I AM GLAD TO INFORM YOU THAT ON RECEIPT OF THIS EMAIL, YOU ARE TO IMMEDIATELY CONTACT OUR AFFILIATE BANK (LLOYDS TRUST AND STANDARD BANK) WHICH IN JOINT EFFFORT WON OUTRIGHTLY THE BID THIS YEAR TO TRANSFER WINNINGS TO WINNERS OF THE NATIONAL LOTTERY PROGRAMME.

FIND THE CONTACT DETAILS OF OUR AFFILIATE BANK BELOW.

LLOYDS TRUST & STANDARD BANK
600 GORGIE ROAD,
EDINBURG,
EH11 3XP
UNITED KINGDOM.
TEL:+447045726 117
FAX:+448704798696 OUR REF: LTSB/00003452UKNL/PQ003

CONTACT PERSON: Mr JOHNNY POWELL.
FUNDS TRANSFER OFFICER.
Head, Foreign Accounts Dept
International Banking Division (IBD).
Email: johnnypowell_lloydsstandardbank@yahoo.co.uk

THIS OFFICE AWAITS YOUR ACCELERATED ACTION IN THIS WISE AND WISH TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR ANTICIPATED CO-OPERATION.

DO HAVE US INFORMED WHEN YOU COLLECT YOUR WINNINGS FROM OUR AFFILIATE BANK SO THAT WE CAN LEGALLY REMIT THE TAX CHARGES ON YOUR WINNINGS TO THE APPROPRIATE AUTHORITIES.

CONGRATULATIONS ONCE MORE.

Yours faithfully,

Mrs Janell Charlton
Assistant coordinator/Fiduciary Agent.
Verifications Claims Department,
UK National Lotto © 2007.

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