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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 LOTTERY ORGANIZATION" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <uklottoemailwins4466@yahoo.co.jp>
Date: Sat, 27 Aug 2011 20:53:21 +0100
Subject: Your email address has won US$4,600,000.00

FROM: UK LOTTERY ORGANIZATION,
OUR REF: UKLO/BT/031183
SPONSORSHIP NUMBER: 068501. GAMING APPROVAL NUMBER: 7321001682.

CONGRATULATIONS DEAR WINNER.

We happily announce to you the results of UK LOTTERY ORGANIZATION'S FREE TICKET ONLINE DRAWS of August, 2011 held in THAILAND. We wish to congratulate you on the success of your email address which came out in the first winnings category and won you the total sum of US$4,600,000 in our free ticket, online and email address computer balloting.

Your e-mail address attached to ticket number UKLP-66-73-203-13 with serial number 5039398064482100 drew this lucky numbers 6-29-48-15 which subsequently won the Lottery and Qualified you as an international Winner. You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of US$4,600,000 (Four Million, Six Hundred Thousand USA dollars) through any of our available payment methods.

Your email address was Reference Numbered to: 56475600545188 and your winnings and payment Batch Number is 074/05/ZY369. For your US$4,600,000 payment process to begin, you will be expected to REPLY with the below listed winnings and personal claims information:

* Your complete official names
* Full address & country name
* Telephone & mobile numbers
AGE, GENDER, OCCUPATION AND JOB TITLE.
* Free ticket and Lucky numbers
* Reference, Serial and Batch numbers
* Date and venue of draw

Your $4,600,000 has been forwarded from Bank of Thailand to US Federal Reserve Bank. This decision was taken by the Payment Department of the UK Lottery Organization because the US Federal Reserve Bank is one of the globally respected and credible banks where your $4,600,000 can come from and get to you hitch-free either by cheque, ATM Card or wire transfer.

After you have replied with the above winnings and personal claims information, our APPOINTED CLAIMS AGENT Mr. Felix Hills will get back to you with further details on how you will contact the US Federal Reserve Bank for hitch-free payment of your won prize of US$4,600,000.00 either by cheque, ATM Card or wire transfer.

Good luck from me and all staff members of the UK LOTTERY ORGANIZATION.

YOURS FAITHFULLY,
MR. GREGORY HOPES
NOTIFICATION MANAGER.

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