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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:
- The following fake company names, fake addresses, non-existent institutions/documents or other details have appeared in scams before:
- "uk national lottery" (can only win this lottery if you bought a ticket)
- The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "claimingmanager@one.co.il" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
- This email message is a fake lottery scam. Consider the following facts about real lotteries:
- They don't notify winners by email.
- You can't win without first buying a lottery ticket.
- They don't randomly select email addresses to award prizes to.
- They don't use free email accounts (Yahoo, Hotmail, etc) to communicate with you.
- They don't tell you to call a mobile phone number.
- They don't tell you to keep your winnings secret.
- They will never ask a winner to pay any fees to receive a prize!
Fraud email example:
From: Lottery Award <lotoaward@one.co.il>
Date: Sat, 22 May 2010 01:41:58 +0530 (IST)
Subject: !!!CONGRATULATION!!!
 !!!CONGRATULATION!!!
Â
Dear Lucky
Winner,
We are pleased to
inform you of the result of the E-MAILS LOTTERY RAFFLE DRAW an International
program held on the 15th MAY, 2010.IN BURKINA FASO WEST AFRICA Which
Your e-mail address was attached to the following
information’s
(1) TICKET
NUMBER:Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
6325698-4596-222
(2) SERIAL
NUMBER:Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
BATCH/41-32659
(3) LUCKY
DRAW
NUMBER:Â
 4014-29855744-596
Â
Which consequently
won in the 2nd category, you have therefore been approved for a lump sum payment
of €850,000.00 (Eight
Hundred and fifty Thousand Euros).
NOTE:
Due to mix up of
some numbers and names, we ask that you keep your winning information
confidential until your claim has been processed and your money remitted to you.
Â
NAME:
Mr Yunus Ibra
E-mail: claimingmanager@one.co.ilÂ
Â
With those
information’s below for the immediate realise of your winning
funds.
           Â
                Â
PERSONAL DETAILS
Â
(1) YOUR FULL
NAME: --------------------------
(2) CONTACT
ADDRESS: -------------------------
(3) SEX:
-------------------------------------
(4) AGE:
-------------------------------------
(5) MARITAL
STATUS: ------------------------
(6) OCCUPATION:
------------------------------
(7) NATIONALITY:
----------------------------
(8) PHONE
NUMBER------------------------------
Â
      Â
FUNDS TRANSFER DETAILS
Â
(1) BANK
NAME:-------------------------------
(2) ACCOUNT
HOLDERS NAME:--------------------
(3) BANK
ADDRESS:----------------------------
(4) BANK
SWIFT CODE:-------------------------
(5) ACCOUNT
NUMBER:--------------------------
(6) TWO PASSPORT
PHOTOGRAPH
(7) SCAN COPY OF
INTERNATIONAL PASSPORT OR
NATIONAL ID CARD.
Â
!!!
CONGRATULATIONS !!!
Â
Best
Wishes
From The
Management
UK NATIONAL
Lottery
WEST
AFRICA
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