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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: caroline owen <owen-cclloo-1@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <douglas_duke_dd1@latinmail.com>
Date: Mon, 10 Dec 2007 08:25:41 +0200
Subject: Operators of the National UK Lottery.



Operators of the National UK Lottery.3b Olympic Way, Sefton Business Park ,Aintree, Watford , L30 1RDREF N0: UKL/74-A0802742006 BATCH NO: 2006UKL-01LOTTERY WINNING NOTICECongrats, The United Kingdom National Lottery wishes to inform you that the results of the E-mail address of the ballot lottery international program will be held five times every year. Your email account have been picked as a winner of a lump sum pay out of Eight hundred and Sixty Thousand Great Britain pounds (£ 860,000,00 pounds sterling) in cash credited to REF: UKL/74-A0802742006. This is from total prize money of GBP £4,459,670.00 shared among the FIVE (5) international winners in this category.please quote your reference/batch numbers in any correspondences to our selected claim agent. Congratulations once more from all members and staffs of this program, before your claim agent could get this fund transferred into your account, He have to obtain a CERTIFICATE OF CLAIM AND INSURANCE CERTIFICATE from the Ministry of Justice of United Kingdom on your behalf; this is to certify you as original beneficiary of the winning fund. Therefore we will need you to send him these Details listed bellow to obtain the Certificate and insurance of Claim and for the authentication of your fund documents into your name and as to enable you alone to have access to this fund in any of the bank account of your choice in your country.Here are the detailsyour REF N0your FILE BATCH NOYour full name.Your full address.Your private telephone, mobile and fax numbers.Your country of origin.Your date of birth.your Occupation.your Sex.your Marital status.To begin your claim, please contact your claims agent:Name: Mr. Douglas Duke Mobile: +447031844221Email: douglas_duke_dd1@latinmail.com or douglas_duke_dd1@hotmail.com Congratulations again from all our staff and thank you for being part of our promotions program.Sincerely, Mrs. caroline owen,Online Coordinator,CAMELOT GROUP,Operator of the National Lottery.
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