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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: "Mrs Sophia Webber" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <sophiawebber.claimsdept@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 12 Oct 2014 00:52:51 -0700
Subject: Esteemed Winner !!!

 
                                                     UNITED KINGDOM NATIONAL LOTTO
The National Lottery
Liverpool L70 1NL. United Kingdom
(Customer service) NOTIFICATION DESK
Attention: Email Account Holder,
We happily announce to you the draw (#894) of the UK INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY END OF YEAR ANNUAL LOTTO to compensate email users, online Sweepstakes promotion held in London on Monday September 1st 2014 in the end of year lottery.
 
Your email address was attached to Ticket number UKNL9887, With Serial number 2230010, which won in the 2nd Category, You have been approved for payment the sum of £2,500,000(Two Million Five Hundred Thousand Great British Pounds) credited to file with Ref NO: UK/JA7744, Raffle Number: NJQ999617 and Batch No. UK94084.
 
 
We also want to bring to your notice urgently that there is presently a Counter-Claim on your wining funds valued at GBP£2,500,000 by one REBECCA NORA-CANE (MRS.), who is presently trying to make us believe that you are dead and even explained that you entered into an agreement with her to help you in receiving your funds, so here comes the big question …. Did you sign any Deed of Assignment in favor of REBECCA NORA-CANE (MRS.) thereby making her your Representative and Next of kin to receiving your funds on your behalf? REBECCA NORA-CANE (MRS.) has also given us a scanned Copy Of her United States International Passport and Bank Account information for a quick transfer of your funds, while we are still waiting for you to urgently confirm REBECCA Nora-cane's claims, I want to affirm to you that if we do not hear from you within the next few Working days from today, we will accept REBECCA NORA-CANE (MRS.) as a beneficiary to your funds and trans fer your funds to her without fur
 
To file for your claim, do get in contact with this office immediately confirming to us and also remember to quote your Reference and Batch Numbers along with the following details:
 
NAME:
MAILLING ADDRESS:
EMAIL:
COUNTRY:
PHONE/FAX NUMBER:
AGE:
SEX;
OCCUPATION:
SCAN COPY OF YOUR INDENTIFICATION:
 
Discaimer :If the Email ID does not belong to you, pleases do not respond because false application will be persecuted by law.
 
All prize money must be claimed not later than the 30days.
 
Yours faithfully,
Sophia Webber.
UK INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY.
                                               You must be 16 or over to play or claim a prize
                                  Copyright © 2012 The UK Lottery International Promotion Inc.
                                             all rights reserved. Terms of Service – Guideline.
 
 
 
 

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