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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: "British Lottery Board" <info@uklotto.com>
Reply-To: richardgoodger@all4god.co.uk
Date: Fri, 9 Sep 2011 21:36:50 +0100 (BST)
Subject: Contact Richard Goodger



UK INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY HEADQUARTER
PROMO AFFAIRS DEPT,
LIVERPOOL, L70 1NL,UK.
Batch No: 074/05/ZY369

Attn: Sir/Madam,

This Email is to Inform you that your email address Has Your Email Won
£1.5,000000 GBP.In draw#0211 of the just concluded UK INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY
DRAW that was held In London.
Note* You will be chosen to receive the donation once.Take time in
spending the donation wisely on something that will last you a long time.

Please provide the below information for us to facilitate your claim:
CLAIMS RELEASE VERIFICATION FORM

NAME IN FULL: ......................
CONTACT ADDRESS: ...................
AGE: ...........................
OCCUPATION: ........................
PHONE: ...........................
MOBILE: ...........................
SEX: .........................


Contact Our claims Agent:
Name: Richard Goodger
E-mail: richardgoodger@all4god.co.uk
Call To Confirm:+44 702 402 9648
British Lottery Online





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