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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: "LONDON & UK BRITISH OFFICE INTERNATIONAL" (may be fake)
Date: Tue, 20 Sep 2016 00:33:25 +0200
Subject: Classified Information For You !!!

LONDON & UK BRITISH OFFICE INTERNATIONAL.
Unit 25 Phoenix Way, Heston,
Hounslow, TW5 9NB,
United Kingdom.

Dear Beneficiary,

Please read this E-mail carefully and proceed to collect your COMPENSATION payment from the United Kingdom British Government Office, worth
8,000,000.00 (EIGHT MILLION,POUNDS STERLING).

Am Jane Tetko, am the acting Secretary to the British Government United Kingdom LONDON, Following previous year (2015) review of the global
financial matters and just concluded investigations by the British Government LONDON.

Investigation in conjunction with the FBI, it is revealed that your e-mail is among the list of people who have never received any of their
payments among United Kingdom lottery, inheritance, and awarded contract funds in United Kingdom and victims who have lost a lot of funds to scammers here in united Kingdom while trying to claim their funds.

So we want you to stop every conversation with those whom claim to be working towards your fund release from the United Kingdom lottery, We
use this medium to inform you that any e-mail from the United Kingdom lottery that does not come with the new communication code: UK-7098-LONDON.is fake.In this case, you're advice not to respond to any mail that does not come with the above communication code, We advice that you stop further
communication with any correspondence from United Kingdom.

You are advice to e-mail as back via the private e-mailbox at:(Londonukoffice@qualityservice.com) You are hereby adviced to get back to the office for your compensations.

Your new communication code:UK-7098-LONDON.

We wait your prompt response.:
Congratulations!!!!
Yours Sincerely,
LONDON & UK BRITISH OFFICE INTERNATIONAL.

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