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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: suxess full <suxess14@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <success060877@yahoo.ca>
Date: Mon, 17 Sep 2007 22:40:29 +0100
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS




UKSTAKE NATIONAL LOTTERY: The Marina Offices, 218 Heathway Dagenham, Essex, RM10 8QE. LondonEngland.Ref: JKP/98710/HA/07Batch: 015/74/05/UK007 WINNING NOTIFICATION/ PROCESSING ADVICEWe happily announce to you the draw (#908) of the UKSTAKE NATIONAL LOTTERY, online Sweepstakes International program held on 17th of Sep, 2007 in LONDON, UNITED-KINGDOM.Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: 56475600545 188 with Serial number 5368/02 drew the lucky numbers: 02. 13. 27. 33. 36. 48.[12] Bonus Ball, which subsequently won you the lottery in the 2nd category i.e. match 6. You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of £ 1,000,000.00 (One Million Great British Pounds)credited to file REF NO: JKP/98710/HA/07 and Batch No:015/74/05/UK007, This is from a total cash prize, shared amongst the first Ten (10) lucky winners. All participants for this 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. You are advice to contact our Fiduciary agent who would immediately commence the process to facilitate the release of your funds as soon as you contact him. To file for your claim, contact our fiduciary agent:Mr. Frank William.E-mail: success060877@yahoo.ca Tel: +44-703-184-8165For 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 receive your prize.
Note that all prize funds must be claimed not later than 30TH OF SEP 2007 LAST COLLECTION DATE. After this date all funds will be returned to our treasury as unclaimed. You are advice to quote your Ref and Batch numbers to our fiduciary agent in order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications. Congratulations!!!Sincerely,Mrs. Mitch Hills.(CO-ORDINATOR)
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