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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: "richards23marks@admin.in.th" <richards24marks@admin.in.th>
Reply-To: "richards23marks@admin.in.th" <richards23marks@admin.in.th>
Date: Wed, 28 Nov 2012 15:19:16 -0700
Subject: claims.prize.UK End Of Year Award Promo!!!



UK NATIONAL LOTTERY,
ONLINE SWEEPSTAKES
13 New Bridge Street, Staines
Middlesex TW18 4TP,United Kingdom.
Ref: LSUK/2031/8161/04
Batch: R3/A312-59

This is to inform you that you have been selected for a cash Prize of £850,000.00 EIGHT HUNDRED AND FIFTY THOUSAND POUNDS STERLING'S in cash from thunderball section of the International programme held in the United Kingdom.

The selection process was carried out through random selection in our computerized email selection system from a database of over 250,000 email addresses drawn from all the continents of the world which your email was among the first ten (10) lucky winners.
To file for your claim, please contact the director of awards:

============================================
The UKNL Foundation, claims department
Contact Person: Mr.Richards Marks
Contact Email: richards23marks@admin.in.th
Office Tel: +447012972120, +447031992378
============================================

Provide him with the information below:
1.Name:..2.Address:..3.Marital Status:..4.Occupation:..5.Age:..6.Sex:..
7.Nationality:..8.Country Of Residence:..9.Telephone Number:..
Yours faithfully,
MRS. Maria Lott

Online Coordinator for UK NATIONAL LOTTERY©
Copyright 1994-2012 The UK National Lottery Inc.
All rights reserved. Terms of Service - Guideline.


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