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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: "Miss. Helen Jack" (may be fake)
Date: Wed, 16 Jan 1980 08:08:06 +0200
Subject: VERIFICATION FORM IT IS VALID FOR EIGHT WEEKS!!!

Dear Winner,

My name is Mrs Helen Jack and on the behalf of the UK online Sweepstakes International
program held this month of March 2011. We wish to inform you that you are one of our lucky
winners which were randomly selected from a batch of 50,000,000 international emails.

Your email address emerged along side 9 others as 1st category winner in this
year's Annual Lottery Draw.

Consequently, you have therefore been approved for a total pay out of £850,000.00
(Eight Hundred and Fifty Thousand Pounds Only).The following particulars
are attached to your lottery payment order:

(i) Winning numbers: 8-13-34-55-84-85.BONUS 22.
(ii) Email ticket number: WN:754/22/76
(iii) Lottery code number: WN:09622uk

Please contact the under listed claims officer as soon as possible for the immediate
release of your winnings:

Mrs Belinda Morris
MAYFAIR CONSULTS
12 Bridge Street,
Staines Middlesex TW18 4TP
Tell:+447031744574

This email notification is auto-generated and it is valid for Eight weeks.
Once again on behalf of all ourstaff, CONGRATULATIONS!!!

Yours in service,
Mrs Helen Jack
Email:helen.jack@hotmail.com
Publicity Secretary

1,FULL NAME : ...............
2, FULL ADDRESS: .............
3, NATIONALITY: ...............
4, SEX:........................
5, AGE: .......................
6, PHONE/MOBILE: ..............
7, FAX:........................
8, OCCUPATION:.................
9, COMPANY:....................
10, AMOUNT WON:................


UK LOTTERY PROMOTION FORM

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