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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: <kovicgreenukl@minister.com>
Date: Mon, 29 Sep 2014 06:02:57 +0200
Subject: RE:YOU A LUCKY WINNER TODAY.... !

                    FROM: UK LOTTERY ORGANIZATION,
                             OUR REF: UKLO/BT/621830
SPONSORSHIP NUMBER: 444968. GAMING APPROVAL NUMBER: 2233898163.
We happily announce to you the results of UK LOTTERY ORGANIZATION'S FREE
TICKET ONLINE DRAWS of September 2014. 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$4.600,000m 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 9-5-82-95-14-18-10
which subsequently won the Lottery and qualified you as an international
Winner. You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of
US$4.600,000m (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
After you have replied with the above winnings and personal claims
information, our APPOINTED CLAIMS AGENT Mr. kovic green will get back to
you with further details on how you will be paid your won prize of
US$4,600,000.00 and you will proceed with him from there on to the end.
Congratulations on your winnings.
Please contact Mr. kovic green, kovicgreenukl2005@gmx.com
Good luck from me and all staff members of the UK LOTTERY ORGANIZATION.
YOURS FAITHFULLY,
MRS. NORA PASCA.
NOTIFICATION MANAGER.
Reply to: kovicgreenukl2005@gmx.com

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