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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: BRITISH ONLINE LOTTERY <britishonline@lottery.com>
Reply-To: britclaimdept01@hotmail.com
Date: Thu, 30 Aug 2007 11:52:31 +0100
Subject: BRITISH ONLINE WINNER (AUGUST 30th 2007)


=C2=A0BRITISH=C2=A0ONLINE
British=C2=A0Online Lottery
P. O. Box 4279
Liverpool, L70 1NL
UNITED KINGDOM
(Customer Services)
Ref: BOL/101OXI/02=C2=A0
Batch: 16/211/037430TH AUGUST
2007=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=
=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=
=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0WINNING
NOTIFICATION=20
We happily announce to you the draw (#954) of the=C2=A0 British ONLINE
INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY, online Sweepstakes International program held
on=C2=A0 30TH AUGUST 2007,Your e-mail address attached to ticket number:
56475600545 188 with Serial number 5368/02 drew the lucky numbers:
((13)-(43)-(06)-(15)-(02)-(40)bonus # (09),which subsequently won you
the lottery in the 2nd category i.e match 5 plus bonus.
You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of =C2=A3250,000
(Two hundred and fifty thousand pounds sterling) in cash credited to
file BOL/101OXI/02=C2=A0

This is from a total cash prize of =C2=A35,000,000 shared amongst the
first=C2=A0 four (20) lucky winners in this category i.e Match 5 plus
bonus.
All participants for the online version were selected randomly from
World Wide Web sites through computer draw system and extracted from
over 100,000 unions, associations, and corporate bodies that are
listed online. This promotion takes place weekly.=20
Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our European
booklet representative office in Europe as indicated in your play
coupon. In view of this, your =C2=A3250,000 (Two hundred and fifty
thousand pounds sterling) would be released to you by any of our
affiliated securities/couriers companies. Our European agent will
immediately commence the process to facilitate the release of your
funds as soon as you contact him.
For security reasons, you are advised to keep your winning
information confidential till your claim is processed and your money
remitted to you in whatever manner you deem fit to claim your prize.=20
This is part of our precautionary measure to avoid double claiming
and unwarranted abuse of this program. Please be warned.=C2=A0
To file for your claim, please contact our claims=C2=A0 agent: =C2=A0 =C2=A0=
Mrs
Steffan=C2=A0=C2=A0.K. Lloyds, Email:=C2=A0britclaimdept01@hotmail.com[1] =
=C2=A0
Provide her with these following details with which she will begin
the processing of your winnings.1.Name in
full.__________________________2.Address.=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0
___________________________
3.Nationality.___________________________4.Age.=C2=A0=C2=A0
_______________________________5.Occupation.___________________________6.Pho=
ne/Fax.___________________________
7.Present Country._______________________
8.Fax [optional]._________________________9.Email
address.____________________________
=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 Good luck from me and members of staff of the=C2=A0 UK ON=
LINE
INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY.=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 BELOW ARE THE SPONSORS OF THIS
PROGRAM=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 OUR Executives:
Mr Williams Robinson=C2=A0(ORGANIZER), Mr. Gerald Goodman (Manager
Foreign Operations), Mr. Franklyn Van Der Weijden (Manager Domestic
Banking Operations), Dr.=C2=A0Collin Powell=C2=A0(Director Online
InternationalPromotions Unit), Mrs Steffan Lloyd=C2=A0(Fiduciary Agent),
Mrs.=C2=A0Lyudmyla Marchukova(Regional Manager), Mr. Stephen Boer
(Chairman), Mr. Brain=C2=A0Hunt=C2=A0=C2=A0(Courier Department Officer).=20
Yours faithfully,
Mr Williams Robinson=C2=A0Online coordinator for=C2=A0=C2=A0 British ONLINE
INTERNATIONAL=C2=A0 LOTTERY.

Links:
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[1] mailto:britclaimdept01@hotmail.com


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