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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: "Helen Coyle." <helencoyle21@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 17 Jul 2017 09:52:56 +0200
Subject: =?UTF-8?B?WU9VIFdPTiBHQlAgwqMxLDA1MCwgMDAwLjAwIS4=?=


* CONGRATULATIONS!*

* YOU WON GBP £1,050, 000.00!*





* THE BIG BIG BRITISH OFFICIAL PRIZE NOTIFICATION*

* The Europe/America private international e-games are pleased to
inform you of the result of the final concluded draws which was conducted
at our international corporate office complex here in LONDON-UK, by **Big
Big Lotto** in conjunction with Ipod Worldwide Promotion and the *
*Microsoft* *Group International. *

*WWW.THEBIGBIGLOTTO.COM <http://www.thebigbiglotto.com/>*



*Your email was among the 50 Lucky winners who won GPB **£* *1,**050,000.00{One
Million, Fifty Thousand Great Britain Pounds} each in the **Microsoft* *Group
International 2017 online Promo.*



*This draw is being organized to enhance awareness and publicity of the *
*Microsoft* *Group International. The foundation also seeks to courage the
use of Internet for academic and business pursuits. It major aim is to
promote music, theater, art, literature, projects in the social and
political arena with a focus on health, as well as science, research and
higher education*


*However your email attached to ticket number **( **E-T-0075600545 )**
With winning numbers* *02-08-27-38-46-02 **and* *Bonus number **06 **and
ballot number **( B-NO-5388/12 )** The online draws was conducted by a
random selection of email addresses from an exclusive list of 50,031,643
E-mail addresses of individuals and corporate bodies picked by an advanced
automated random computer search from the internet.* *The selection process
was carried out through random selection in our computerized email
selection machine **(TOPAZ)*



*This Lottery is approved by the British Gaming Board and also licensed by
the International Association of Gaming Regulators (IAGR).This lottery is
the 3rd of its kind and we intend to sensitize the public. *



*Further more your details(e-mail address) falls within our United Kingdom
Office, as indicated in your play coupon and your prize of GBP* *£
1,050,000.00 will be released to you from our regional office here in
United Kingdom.* *We hope that with part of your prize, you will
participate in our end of year high stakes for US$1.3 Billion international
draw.*



*Congratulations!!!!! *



*To begin your claims, kindly contact our Processing Office at below
contact info: *



*CONTACT*

*Name: Dr. Allen Kings*

*Address: 3b Olympic Way, Sefton Business Park Aintree, Liverpool*

*Tel: **+44-704-204-726-5*

*Email: allenkings1@collector.org <allenkings1@collector.org>*



*We advice you to contact them immediately via email as well as giving them
a call and provide them with the following information’s as stated below,
so they can proceed with the verification and clearance process of your
file.* *NLC/1080118300/02/BUK. Note that your file has been forwarded to
them from our head office for immediate release of your winning prize to
you. *



*1. Full Names: *

*...........................................*
*2. Residential Address: *

*...........................................*
*3. Phone Number: Mobile & Home*

*..........................................*
*4. Fax Number: *

*..........................................*
*5. Occupation: *

*..........................................*
*6. Sex: *

*..........................................*
*7. Age: *

*..........................................*



*8. Nationality:.....................*



*9. Ballot No. :.......................*



*10. Ticket No. :......................*



**You are advised to forward these information’s as soon as
possible to enable them attend to your file. *



*This email is registered and sent only to a Microsoft certified online* *promo
winner. *


*Due to possible mix up of some numbers and email contacts, we ask that you
keep this award to yourself and strictly from public notice until your
claim has been processed and your payment completed. This is part of our
security protocol to avoid double claiming or unscrupulous acts by
some participants of this program.*


**Staff of **Big Big Lotto**, Microsoft Group International and Ipod
Worldwide Promotions are not to partake in this programmed. *

*Accept our hearty congratulations once again! *

*Yours Faithfully,*

*Miss Helen Coyle *



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*From the Management*



*N\B. YOU MUST BE 16 OR OVER TO PLAY OR CLAIM YOUR PRIZE. *



*The information in this e-mail, including any files transmitted with it,
is confidential and may also be legally privileged. It is intended for the
addressee only. Access to this e-mail by anyone else is unauthorized.
Unauthorized recipients are required to maintain confidentiality and must
not disclose copy, distribute, or retain this e-mail or any part of it. If
you have received this e-mail in error please notify us immediately,
destroy any copies and delete it from your computer system.*

*=========================================*

*Copyright 2016-2017 **Microsoft* *product.* *.All rights reserved. Terms
of Service - *

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