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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: LOTTERY ORGANISATION <drmrsjgray06@hotmail.co.uk>
Date: Mon, 23 Jul 2007 15:38:44 +0100
Subject: British National Lottery Award Promotion




























































British National Lottery Award Promotion ProgrammeHeadquarters: 1a, Bexon Court CarltonNottingham shire Nottingham NG4 1SQ EssexUnited KingdomLottery Co-ordinator,Dr.Mrs. Sandra BriggsChairperson Lottery Organized Committee Dr. Mrs. Jenniffer Gray.Nottingham shire Nottingham NG4 1SQ Essex United Kingdom.
British National Lottery Award Promotion ProgrammeAttn: Sir/MadamBritish Natonal Lottery! Mail announce you as one of the 10 lucky winners in the ongoing Micro-soft Lottery Draw for the year, 2007. All 10 winning email addresses were randomly selected from a batch of 50,000,000 international emails each from Canada , Australia , United States , Asia, Europe, Middle East, Africa and Oceania as part of our international promotions program which is conducted annually,consequently, you have been approved for a total pay out of £930,000.00 (NINE HUNDRED AND THIRTY THOUSAND GREAT BRITAIN POUNDS ONLY ).This Lottery was promoted and sponsored by a conglomerate of some multinational Micro-Soft companies and arts councils of England as part of their social responsibility to the citizens in the communities and the whole world where they have operational base. Further more your details(e-mail address) falls within our European representative office, as indicated in your play coupon and your prize of £930,000.00 will be released to you from this regional branch office in United KingdomHow to get your fund claimed:These are your identification numbersCustomer Service: 680 NCA 85914Ref: EAAL/851OYHI/04 Batch No Lotto 6/49 Draw Coupon : Match 6+BRef No: 474061725/04,Batch: 7056490902/188,Winning No: GB8701/LPRCTo file for your claim, please contact our certified and accredited corresponding agent in United Kingdom immediately for category "A" winners for quick and urgent release of your fund, contact information is as follow:
Mr.Adolf Martins ( Esq.)Solicitors,Conveyancers & Public Notary30 Prospect Hill, Galway United Kingdom.Tel : +44 703 184 8914Fax: +44 870 479 8615Email: adolflchambers@aol.co.ukEmail: adolflegalchambers@myway.com

You are to provide the claim agent with the under listed information as soon as possible:1. Name In Full:................................2. Address:.....................................3. Nationality:.................................4. Age:.........................................5. Sex..........................................6. Occupation:..................................7. Marital Status:..............................8. Phone.......................................9. Fax:........................................10.Wining References:E, TOTAL AMOUNTWon.....................................................Ref No: ........................................Batch No: ............................................Winning No:........................................IMPORTANT NOTICE:(a) Note that there exists a periodic condition on all claims process, failing which would lead to disqualification and winnings Forfeiture.Winners are therefore advised to expedite their claims process.(b) Being one of the lucky winners, you constitute entrant's full and unconditional agreement to and acceptance of our terms and conditions of claims to avoid any discrepancy in the cause of payment of your prize awards winning.(c) To avoid double claims, you are advised to keep your winning details very confidential, as any discrepancies resulting from a breach of this Confidentiality on the part of the winners will be covered solely by such winner as our staffs are bound by the oath of secrecy taken on employment.Congratulations once again from all our British National Lottery Staff and thank you for being part of our Promotions programme. Furthermore, should there be any change of address do inform our agent as soon as possible.The British NationalLottery winning draw is conducted in each quarter of the year .Thanks for your Co-operation in anticipation.This email is confidential. It may also be privileged or otherwise protected by other legal rules.If you are not the intended recipient please notify the sender immediately on the telephone number given below and delete the message from all locations on your computer. You should not copy this email or use it for any purpose or disclose its contents to any other person: to do so may be unlawful.Congratulations!!!.Your prize award has been insured with your e-mail address and will be transferred to you upon meeting our requirements, statutory obligations, verifications, validations and satisfactory report.Copyright © 2005-2010 The National Lottery Inc.All rights reserved. Terms of Service - Guideline100860 8556 2548 9576UKYours SincerelyDr.Mrs Sandra Briggs
British National Lottery Co-Ordinator.
British National Lottery Award Promotion ProgrammeBritish National Lottery ! Lottery is a free service that does not require you to register or be a Microsoft ! Registered user before winning.














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