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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: yalottery <yalottery@london.com>
Reply-To: markwilliams@gala.net
Date: Thu, 8 Apr 2010 03:46:10 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: LUCKY WINNING NOTIFICATION


Euro Afro
British Lottery Promotion.  
This Message is
from Mrs. Angela c. Elvis Coordinator
South African 2010
world cup lottery program
You have won our
prestigious lottery program the sum of £800,000.00.
 
Dear Lucky
Winner,
 
   
                                  LUCKY WINNING
NOTIFICATION
 
We happily announce
to you the result of South African 2010 World cup Bid lottery Award
International programs held in United Kingdom.
Your e-mail address attached to ticket number:  B9665 75604546
199 with! Serial
number 97560 drew the winning:
60-84-27-17-36 Bonus
Ball 49, which subsequently
won you the lottery award in the 2nd category. Your name has therefore been
approved to claim a total sum of £800,000.00 (Eight Hundred Thousand British
pounds) in cash credited to file KPC/9030108308/09. This is from a
total cash prize of £32,000,000.000 (Thirty two million British pounds) shared
among the first 400 lucky winners in this category worldwide.
 
Please note that
your lucky winning number falls within our lottery booklet representative office in United
Kingdom as indicate in the play coupon. In view of this, your £800,000 (Eight
Hundred Thousand British pounds) would be released through the assistance of our
agent in United Kingdom immediately he will commence the process to facilitate
the release of your funds as soon as you contacted him. Also your claim included
with free flight ticket and one month hotel reservation in one of the five star
hotels.
 
All participants
were selected randomly from World Wide
Web site through computer draw system and extracted from over 100,000
companies and individual emails address worldwide. The lottery program took
place to promote South Africa’s
2010 world cup award. For
security reasons, you are advised to keep your winning information strictly
confidential till your claims are processed and your money remitted to you in
whatever manner you deem fit to claim your prize.
 
Please you are
advised to file for your claim immediately through our agent Mr. Paul T.
Williams Immediately you received this message because you stand a risk of
losing the prize if you fail to claim within a month from the day you received
this notification. 
 
Name: Mr. PAUL
T.WILLIAMS
Tel: 
+27  737 980 204
Fax: 
+27 _86 608 0381          
             
Email: mrplwllms92@gmail.com

 
Provide him with
the bellow stated information:
 

1. COMPLETE WINNING
INFORMATIONS:
2. FULL
NAME:…………………………
3.
ADDRESS:……………………………
4. OCCUPATION AND
AGE:………….
5. MARITAL
STATUS:………………….
6.
NATIONALITY:……………………….
7. TELEPHONE AND
FAX NUMBER:…….
 

Congratulations
once more from all members and staffs of this program that has successfully won
this competition.
 
Thank you for your
co-operation
 
MRS. ANGELA C.
ELVIS (Zonal Coordinator)
 
Mr. Paul T.Williams
(Fiduciary Agent) (S.A) Mr. Danny Jordan (Chief Executive Officer)
Mr. Nelson BONGANI
(Chairman) Mr. Albert MOKOENA (Chief
Operations Officer) Dr. Don Jordan (Chief Executive Officer)
    

 
*N.B: Call our
principal agent for your payment, do not miss this golden opportunity*

 
SOUTH AFRICAN
2010 WORLDCUP LOTTERY PROGRAMM IS A BONUS TO SHOW THE WORLD HOW PREPARED WE ARE
TO HOST THE WORLDCUP BY THE YEAR 2010.
 

Congratulations from the Staffs & Members of the National
Lottery Board

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