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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 Lotto Company Inc <legalunit@hotmail.com>
Date: Sun, 18 Sep 2011 22:59:04 +0000
Subject: Your Lotto Won Prize is Now Released




BRITISH INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY INC.
ELECTRONIC MAIL AWARD WINNING NOTIFICATION
AWARD PRESENTATION CENTER: UNITED KINGDOM
DATE: 05/07/2011.

Ref: 575061725
Batch: 8056490902/2010
Winning no: KB8701/LPRC

RE/AWARD NOTIFICATION; FINAL NOTICE 1,000,000Million Pounds Sterling

With reference to your won prize of 1M Pounds Sterling earlier communicated to you, we wish apologize to our various Winners who as found it difficult to Claim their prizes through our Claim Agents.

Therefore, our organization has withdrawn their licenses and had therefore undertaken to issue an international draft to all outstanding unclaimed won Prizes of which your name and email are included.

Kindly as matter of urgency come to our Office and Pick your International Certified Bank Draft or ATM Casheable anywhere in the world or contact our legal unit to enable them arrange by courier to mail it to you if you are unable to come. Our legal unit is headed by Mrs Williams E. with email :legalunit@hotmail.com

We wish to assure you that no fees is required of you to Claim your Prize except where you are not able to come to our office then you may be required to pay delivery cost only and NO OTHER CHARGES IS REQUIRED.We had expected your mail for long and are about to return the prize at the end of this.

Kindly indicate urgently by which of this means you prefer to receive your money.

1. By a Universal ATM CARD (Casheable anywhere in the world)

2. Bank Draft

3. Bank transfer

4. Online banking

5. Diplomatic means

Your urgent response is being awaited.

MR Manuel James
Payment Director
British Lotto Company UK


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