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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" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <uklotto.claimscenter@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 25 Mar 2010 00:21:38 -0000
Subject: ***SPAM*** Dear E-mail Bearer!!!

Dear E-mail Bearer,

This is to inform you that your email has won a consultation prize of the UK National Lottery EMAIL DRAW held December 30th, 2009. Your email has won you 1,000,000. Great British Pounds. To claim your prize, contact the appointed claims Agent Morris Minnor with your file Number KTU/9023118308/03. REFERENCE NUMBER:Uk/9420x2/68 ticket number 6750617259356460902,serial number 67749137002 and with the following details listed below. Contact him via email immediately within the next 24hrs of receiving this Notification of prize.

1. Full name................
2. Present Address.... .
3. Country.....................
4. Telephone Number...
5. Fax Number...............
6. Marital Status...........
7. Age......................
8. Sex.....................

Mr. Morris Minnor
Head Winning Claims Dept.
Email: uklotto.claimscenter@gmail.com

Congratulations once again.

Yours faithfully,
Elizabeth Williams
Uk National Lottery
Board UNITED KINGDOM.

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