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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 National Lottery Organization on-line e-mail address free <sweepstakesinternationalLondon@bxbmail.com>
Reply-To: financialclaimsmanager@hotmail.fr
Date: Sun, 07 Jun 2009 00:24:51 -0700
Subject: If you are the correct owner of this email address then be glad
this day.



UK NATIONAL LOTTERY ORGANIZATION, ON-LINE WINNING NOTIFICATION DEPARTMENT.
Head office suite 23-30, lion towers central London
Tell: +44-7031840877 Fax: +44-8709746942
E-mail: customersservices@live.fr

If you are the correct owner of this email address then be glad this
day as the
result of the UK National Lottery Organization on-line e-mail address free
ticket winning draws of 30th May 2009 has just been releases yesterday and we
are glad to announce to you that your email address won you the sweeps
takes in
the first category and you are entitled to claim the sum of $1 000.000.00
million Dollars U.S.A

This is from a total cash prize of $100,000,000.00 Dollars U.S.A, shared among
the 120 Winners with different amount won in this category i.e. Match 3 plus
bonus.

Your email addresses was entered for the on-line draw on this Ticket Number:
AB164C and won on this Lucky Number: SC014926583.

You are to contact Barrister. Tony Ben (claims agent) on the below email
addresses for quick delivery of your won cheque of $1000.000.00
million Dollars
U.S.A Know that all winners' cheque is certified cashiers and when delivered
and received by you, you can cash it in any bank of any country.

To enable our claims agent Barrister.Tony Ben ascertain you as the rightful
winner and receiver of the $1000.000.00 million Dollars U.S.A cheque,
make sure
you include the below listed information in your contact mail SENDING to them.

Your country of origin and country of residence/work, complete official Names,
amount won, free ticket and Lucky numbers, date of draw, address Where your
wish to received your winning cheque, contact telephone and Mobile numbers.
OPTIONAL: - [Sex. age, occupation and job title].

This information will facilitate the due process of the release of your
winnings and to avoid unnecessary delays and complications in the
processing of
your winnings

Barrister. Tony Ben
Tell: +44-7031840877 Fax: +44-8709746942
Email-Addresses: financialclaimsmanager@hotmail.fr

Just in case you are thinking of how you won without entering then know again
that this very draw of the UK National Lottery Organization in which you have
emerged as a winner was a free ticket on-line email address draws where
thousands of email address was collected from almost all world wide websites
and used for the on-line draws/sweeps takes and during winners selection your
email address came out among the thousands e-mails id which won you
The Lottery
in the first winning category and entitles you to claim the cheque of($1m
Dollars U.S.A)$1000.000.00 million Dollars.

Good luck from the management and members of staff of the


UK NATIONAL LOTTERY ORGANIZATION.
Yours faithfully,
Mrs. Marco Rita
On-line coordinators

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