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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: "Mr Edward" <monaj@infoclub.com.np>
Reply-To: "Mr Edward" <>
Date: Mon, 19 Apr 2010 9:15:47 -0000
Subject: Re: Best Regards...........(Your Ref: Uks/9410r2/03)

GOVERNMENT ACCREDITED LICENSED!
UK-STAKE NATIONAL LOTTERY
184 WRESTING FIELD DRIVE, SW1V 4DP,
P.O.BOX 1010
LIVERPOOL,
UNITED KINGDOM.

NATIONAL WINNING NOTICE

Ref: Uks/9410r2/03
Batch: 12/28/dem32


ATTENTION: WINNER,

The Uk National Lottery is pleased to inform you that you have being emerged
a winner of £500,000.00 GBP (Five Hundred Thousand, Pounds Sterling) in the
last concluded National Lottery online draws 2010 Program. However, no
tickets were sold but all email addresses were assigned to different ticket
numbers for representation and privacy.

After this automated computer ballot, your e-mail address emerged as one of
ten winners in the FIRST category for the THIRD prize.Your prize award has
been insured with your e-mail address and will be transferred to you upon
meeting the requirements,statutory obligations, verifications, validations
and satisfactory report.

Fill in the information below and send it to the Lottery Fiduciary agent
with the following email address below.

Contact Person: Sir. David Mark
Email Address: info.uknl2010@btopenworld.com
Telephone:+44-704-574-0517
Tel: +44-704-575-4584
Claim/Agent In-charge.


VERIFICATION AND FUNDS RELEASE FORM

1.Full Name:..
2.Age:..
3.Sex:.
4.Your Ref:..
5.Direct tel number:.
6.Occupation :.
7.Address:..
8.Country:......

Congratulations again from all our staff and thank You for being part of our
promotional lottery programmed.

2010 LOTTERY PROGRAM.


Mrs. Traci L. Spencer.
Co-coordinator(Online Promo Programmed)
The UK Online Lottery.
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Material Copyright © 2010 The Lottery Co. Ltd.For Security reasons, you are
advised to keep your winning information CONFIDENTIAL till your claims are
processed and your money remitted to you for being one of our Lucky Winners
of this Lottery
prize

___________________________________________________________________

Message Sent Using Infoclub Webmail

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