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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" <info@uknl.co.uk>
Reply-To: darrenlloyds_uknlclaims@live.co.uk
Date: Tue, 15 Jun 2010 00:33:07 +0800
Subject: Winning Reference No:{Ref:UK/9420X2/68}


THE NATIONAL LOTTERY BOARD
P O Box 1010,Liverpool,
L70UNTED KINGDOM INL,

REFERENCE NUMBER:Ref:UK/9420X2/68
BATCH: 074/05/ZY369
TICKET NUMBER:023-1111-790-458

We are pleased to inform you that your email address has won the sum of
¢G2,500,000.00GBP(TWO MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND POUNDS STERLING) in our
online promo award.To file for your claim, please contact your claims agent;Mr
Darren Lloyds-FIDUCIARY AGENT
Email:darrenlloyds_uknlclaims@live.co.uk

Provide him with the information below:
1.Full Name:
2.Full Address:
3.Marital Status:
4.Occupation:
5.Age:
6.Sex:
7.Nationality:
8.Country Of Residence:
9.Telephone Number:

Thank you for being part of our online promotional lottery program.

NOTE: IF YOU HAVE RECEIVED ANY OTHER MAIL STATING YOU HAVE WON..PLEASE IGNORE
FOR SECURITY REASON'S FOR IT IS AS A RESULT OF OUR SYSTEM SENDING
ERROR MESSAGE..

Yours Truly,
Sir Mark Dulle.
Co-ordinator(Online Promo Programme).

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