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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: UK LOTTERY <uklotter2_001@msn.com>
Reply-To: <approval.office@mcom.com>
Date: Thu, 26 Feb 2009 08:43:23 +0000
Subject: Congratulations to you!!!









UNITED KINGDOM INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY AWARD DEPARTMENT

UK, NATIONAL LOTTERY AWARD
7a Omiston Grove,
LONDON , EC3N 2PR
United Kingdom

Dear Sir/Madam,

We are pleased to inform you of the result of the Winners in our 60-Years International Lottery Program held on the 26th Day of, February, 2009. Your e-mail address attached to ticket number 27522465896-6453 with serial number 3772-554 drew lucky numbers 7-14-18-31-45 which consequently won in the 2ND category, you have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out of £1, 000, 000, 00(ONE MILLION POUNDS ONLY)
CONGRATULATIONS!!!!
Due to mix up of some numbers and names, we ask that you keep your winning information confidential until your claims have been fully processed and your money Remitted to you. This is part of our security protocol to avoid multiple claims and unwarranted abuse of this program by some participants. All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from over 20,000 company and 30,000,000 individual email addresses and names from all over the world.

This promotional program takes place every five years. This lottery was promoted and sponsored by a conglomerate of some multinational companies in London as part of their social responsibility to the citizens in the communities where they have operational bases. We hope with part of your winnings you will take part in our next year Ten million Pounds international lottery. To file for your claim, please contact your solicitor/fiducially agent:

Contact Agent
Name: Mr. Godwin Martin.
Tell: +44 7031854849
Tell: +44 7031854644
Fax: +44 8704955860
Fax: +44 8704955 678
E-mail: approval.office@mcom.com
E-mail: godwin.martin@mcom.com

You are required to forward the following details to help facilitate the processing of your claims and Certificate which will facilitate the release of your winnings fund.

Ref. Number: 132/756/4509
Batch Number: 538901527-Bc68
Ticket Number: 27522465896-6453
1. Full names.
2. Phone number.
3. Fax number.
4. Occupation.
5. Sex.
6. Age.
7. Nationality.
8. Country.
9. A gender

Remember all winning must be claimed before 10 working days. After this date all unclaimed funds will be included in the next stake. Please note in order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, remember to quote your reference number and batch numbers in all correspondence. Furthermore should there be any change of address do inform our agent as soon as possible. Congratulations once more from our members of staff and thank you for being part of our promotional program.

Yours Faithfully,
MR. NEWTON GREEN
INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY (COORDINATOR)

P.S: A anybody under the age of 18 is automatically disqualified. Any breach of confidentiality on the part of the winner will result to disqualification and render the result void. Contact your claims/fiduciary agent (Mr. Godwin Martin) your winning prize has been assigned to him for processing.

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