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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: "MATTHEW, Jaqueline" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <davisclerkuk2016@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 21 Mar 2016 08:25:25 -0400
Subject: Your Lottery winning notification

Dear Treasured Winner,

*******WINNING NOTIFICATION****

The UK National Lottery is pleased to notify you today of the release of its International Easter Promotions Program held on Friday 18th of March, 2016.Participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from 25,000 names from Europe, America, Asia, Australia, New Zealand, Middle-East, Africa, and North & South America as part of our international promotions programme conducted annually to encourage prospective overseas entries. We hope with part of your prize awards, you will take part in our subsequent lottery jackpots.

The result of our computer draw 844 of this day selected your names and email address attached to Batch Reference Number: WD18/0065/04RN, Ticket Number 034-22478556 with serial number 129 drew the lucky number 16-25-27-32-35-43-42 which consequently won the lottery grand award prize in the 2nd category draw.

Therefore, you have been approved a lottery jackpot lump sum award prize winning of £1,000,000.00 (One million pounds sterling) in cash prize credited to file Ref. No: UKNL/255457004/04. This is from the total prize of £18,000,000.00 (Eighteen million pounds sterling) shared among the eighteen overseas lucky winners in this category as part of our promotional programmed for this year 2016. This is your lucky opportunity!

Your award prize has been insured in your names and ready for claim. To begin your claims therefore, you are advised on final notice and as a matter of urgency, to contact our licensed and accredited Claims Manager for Overseas Lottery Winners for the processing of your prize awards winning and payment to your designated bank account after all statutory obligations have been concluded satisfactorily.

To file for your claim, please contact our CLAIM AGENT as soon as you read this message for urgent release of your fund , his contact information is as follows:-

Contact thus:
DAVIS KLERK
UK National Lottery
Award/Claims Manager:
Email: davisclerkuk2016@gmail.com

Provide him with the bellow stated information:
1. COMPLETE WINNING INFORMATIONS
2. NAME:
3. ADDRESS:
4. OCCUPATION:
5. AGE:
6. SEX:
7. MARITAL STATUS:
8. NATIONALITY:
9. COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE:
10. TELEPHONE & FAX NUMBERS:

Due to mix-up in some numbers and names and for the purpose of confidentiality, be advised to keep this award notification as secret from public notice until your claim has been processed and your prize money remitted to your designated bank account as this is part of our precautionary measures adopted, to avoid double claim or misuse of this program by some social miscreants. Hence, your award prize winning is
confidential as our winners are at liberty to remain completely anonymous until payment is effected to the benefit of the beneficiary.

Note importantly that you are advised to begin the process of your claim immediately. Your award prize must be claimed and disbursed as soon as possible as elapse of the scheduled "End of Claim" date will be authorized for redirection as nullified/Unclaimed Prize without notice. To enhance the processing of your claim by our accredited claims manager, you are advised to officially introduce yourself to the claims manager and also provide valid means of your personal identification with a copy of this awards winning notification for appropriate references.

CONGRATULATIONS!!!

Yours truly,

MATTHEW, Jaqueline
Director.
International Promotions Unit,
UK NATIONAL LOTTERY,
Units 2A & 2B, Olympic Way,
Sefton Business Park, Aintree Liverpool,
L30 1RD

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