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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: Lucky Strike Lottery <info_luckystrikelottery_2007@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 10 Jan 2008 12:26:54 -0800 (PST)
Subject: £1,500,000(ONE MILLION FIVE HUNDRED POUNDS)





MOTTO: FIGHTING POVERTY AROUND THE WORLD


From: The Lottery Coordinator,
International Promotions/Prize Award Department


Dear Winner,

RESULTS FOR CATEGORY "A" DRAWS

We are pleased to inform you that you are one of the selected winners of the
LUCKY STRIKE LOTTERY UK Promos held today, 8th JANUARY, 2008. Your email address is attached to ticket number 36475600545-187UK, with serial number 9318/14 drew the lucky numbers 18-06-20-14-64-11-05; the lottery was categorized into four zones (Africa, America, Europe and Asia) stages.

Consequently you have won the lottery in the 2nd category. you have
therefore been approved for a lump sum payout of £1,500,000(ONE MILLION
FIVE HUNDRED POUNDS) to file REF NO:MELI-T/17-F044262312 Batch No. 13/FFP/LDL/037.
All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from 25,000 names from the Middle East, Asia, Africa, Canada, Europe, USA and North America.
All participants in this Lottery Program have through a computer Ballot
System drawn from over 200,000 Companies and 30,000,000 individual emails
address from all search engines and web sites. This promotional program will
take place every year until the games begin in Beijing China in 2008.
However, winners are only eligible for claims once. Due to the mix up of some
numbers and names, we ask that you keep this award strictly from public
notice until your claim has been processed and your money remitted to your
account. This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming or
unscrupulous acts by participants of this program.

ELIGIBILITY:

This promotion is offered only electronically via the Internet and is open
to all persons from age 18 years and above with a valid email address and
who live in any of the aforementioned countries. This promotion is void in all other countries and is also void where prohibited.
Principals and employees of the Lottery Promos and its respective Parents, subsidiaries and their immediate families are not eligible.

CLAIMS PROCEDURES:

It is our standard practice to allocate accredited agents for the processing
of claims application. It is even more imperative for overseas winners. To
begin your claims therefore, you are advised as a
matter of urgency, to contact the under listed licensed and accredited
claims agent for the processing of your prize awards winning. Please contact the clearing house (through your claims agent only) the body assigned with the verification of all emergent winners. Therefore all protocols laid down by them must be followed to facilitate your claims;

CONTACT AGENCY:

Mr.Scott Smith.
Phone: +447031923677
Fax: +448712532623
E-mail: wins_claims_agent@winning.com


IMPORTANT NOTICE:

(a) Note that there exists a periodic condition of three weeks on all claims
process, failure to comply 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 again from all our staffs and thank you for being part of
our Promotions program.

Sincerely,
Mrs.Gloria Wood.
THE LOTTERY COORDINATOR,
LUCKY STRIKE LOTTERY UK
12 BRIDGE STREET,
STAINES MIDDLESEX TW18 4TP UK



NB: PLEASE SEE THAT YOU QUOTE YOUR REF AND BATCH NUMBERS IN YOUR
CORRESPONDENCE TO YOUR CLAIMS AGENT.


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Past winners.







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