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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: notification_mail2007@mchsi.com (ONLINE DEPARTMENT)
Date: Mon, 17 Sep 2007 16:25:23 +0000
Subject: YOU WON IN THE UK LOTTERY!!!

U.K LOTTERY COMMISSION.
28 ROMFORD AVENUE,
FOREST GATE, LONDON,
UNITED KINGDOM.


REF: NBM /7743211884
BATCH: 017/04171/IPD

DEAR WINNER,

ON BEHALF OF THE U.K LOTTERY AND FROM THE DESK OF THE ONLINE DEPARTMENT,WE
GLADLY NOTIFY YOU OF YOUR LUCKY WIN OF A TOTAL OF £50,000, POUNDS STERLING
ONLY, IN THE ON-GOING DRAWS, HELD ON 2007-09-17.

YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS CAME OUT IN THE 3RD CATEGORY OF OUR COMPUTER BALLOTTING
SYSTEM DRAWN FROM 15 MILLION NAMES FROM AUSTRALIA,NEW ZEALAND, AMERICA,
EUROPE, NORTH AMERICA AND AFRICA AS PART OF INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS PROGRAM,
WHICH IS CONDUCTED ANNUALLY.

YOUR EMAIL WAS ATTACHED TO TICKET NUMBER: 025-1146-1992-750,WITH SERIAL
NUMBER: 2113-22 AND LUCKY NUMBERS: 2, 3, 5, 11, 14, 26, 27

(YOU CAN CHECK YOUR RESULTS ON www.alllotto.co.uk TO CONFIRM YOUR EXACT PRIZE
AMOUNT)

YOUR WINNING FALLS UNDER THE BOOKLET OF OUR EUROPEAN CO-ORDINATOR,
THEREFORE YOU ARE IMMEDIATELY REQUIRED TO CONTACT YOUR FIDUCIARY AGENT.

TO PROCESS YOUR PRIZE CLAIM, AT THE ADDRESS BELOW AND STATING YOUR,
FULL NAMES:
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN AND EMAIL ADDRESS:

Name: SIR JAMES BOYD.
(EUROPEAN FIDUCIARY AGENT.)

Email: euroagentsjb001@yahoo.co.uk

Tel: +44 70 2403 3664

ONCE AGAIN, ON BEHALF OF THE U.K LOTTERY TEAM, WE SAY CONGRATULATIONS.

YOURS SINCERELY,
MRS ANGELA SMITH.
HEAD, ONLINE CONTACT TEAM.
U.K LOTTERY.

WARNING:

1. YOU ARE HIGHLY ADVISED TO KEEP YOUR PRIZE WINNING HIGHLY
SECRET,CONFIDENTIAL AND FROM PUBLIC NOTICE,UNTIL YOU HAVE COMPLETELY
TRANSFFERED YOUR PRIZE, TO AVOID ANY LOSS OR DOUBLE CLAIMING.

2. YOU ARE AUTOMATICALLY DISQUALIFIED, IF UNDER THE AGE OF 18.

3. YOUR PRIZE MONEY WILL BE FOREFEITED, IF YOU FAIL TO CLAIM YOUR
PRIZE, ON OR BEFORE THE 25TH OF SEPTEMBER, 2007, SO PLEASE CONTACT YOUR
FIDUCIARY AGENT IMMEDIATELY.

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