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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: "DR JOHNSON WILLIAM" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <dr.johnson_william2012@yahoo.com.hk>
Date: Fri, 8 Jun 2012 22:37:54 +0100
Subject: WINNINGS NOTIFICATION USD4.2M


UK-LOTTO ORGANIZATION:
Customer Service
Ref Number: UK/9420X2/68
Batch Number: 074/05/ZY369
sweep stake Lottery
United Kingdom National Lottery
Telephone.+44 7031994252

WINNINGS NOTIFICATION USD4.2M

If you are the correct owner of this email Address then glad this day as the result of the UK lotto online e-mail UK-Lotto weep stake Lottery International programs held in Bangkok-Thailand on the 8th of June announce to you that your email address won of $US4.2m dollars Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: 56475600545 188 with Serial number 5368/02 drew the lucky numbers:07-12-23-26-29-44 which subsequently won you the lottery in the first category.

You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of ?2,367,834(Two million, three hundred and sixty seven thousand, eight hundred and thirty four British Pounds sterling) which is approximately USD4.2m, from total cash prize of ?23,678,340 was shared amongst the first Ten (10) lucky winners in this category.

All participants were selected randomly from World Wide Web site through computer draw system and extracted from over 100,000 companies. You are to contact DR JOHNSON WILLIAM on the below email address for quick delivery of your won cashiers/cheque of US$4.2Millon.

DR JOHNSON WILLIAM (Director of Operations and Logistics) for your winners of your US$4.2M Dollars. Email: dr.johnson_william12@yahoo.com.hk


Perhaps, all the winners cheque are certified cashiers bank cheque and when delivered and received by you, you can cash it in your bank without any delay. To enable DR JOHNSON WILLIAM ascertain you as the rightful winner and receiver of the US$4.2 Million certified cashiers bank cheque, MAKE SURE you include the below listed information in your contact mail to DR JOHNSON WILLIAM

NOTE: UK -LOTTERY ORGANIZATION HAVE FOUR option to make your payment to you via your home address.

{a} If you prefer banking transfer all you need to do now is to send your banking information too {b} if you prefer ATM card {c} if you prefer diplomatic means. it can been done too. {d} certified cashiers bank cheque.

All you need to do now is to send to me: Your country of origin and country of residence/work, complete official names, amount won, free ticket and lucky numbers, date of draw, address where your wish contact telephone, Sex and Age, Occupation

Just in case you are thinking of how you won without entering, then know again that this very draw of the UK Lottery Organization in which you have emerged as a winner was a free ticket online email address draws where thousands of email addresses was collected from almost all world wide websites and used for the online draws/sweepstakes and during winners selection your email address came out among the first ten which won you the lottery in the first winnings category and entitles you to claim the certified funds $ 4.2Million.meanwhile, For safety measures and to avoid fraudulent claims you are advised to keep all about your winnings information and notification confidential and away from all third parties till your check arrives your address.

Congratulations once more from all the members and staffs of this program.
Good-luck.

From: Mrs. Mary Lambert.}
Online Winning Notification,
UK Lottery Organization.
Telephone.+44 7031994252

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