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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:
Reply-To: Claim Centre <email@centre06.com>
Date:
Subject: L6-8657303NOV17



Notification ID: L6-8657303NOV17

This is an official notice to the winners of the Break-The-Bank November Draw held on Wednesday the 1st day of November, 2017 in Manchester, United Kingdom.

Your email has been randomly selected as one of the Break-The-Bank winners for October. The program's participants include a selection of thousands of registered email addresses located in 31 countries belonging to unaware individuals. All email addresses were provided by participating email providers. Winners were picked randomly using a random winner generating system.

This program is funded and supported by major email providers around the world.

Amount Assigned to you: 875,320.00

Claim Centre Location:
539 Chorley Old Rd
Bolton BL1 5QE
Mon-Fri 10am-4pm | Sat 12noon-3pm

Documents required for Over The Counter (OTC) claim:
1. Print-Out of Notification
2. Valid Government Issued Photo ID. A valid government issued photo identification (ID) includes a driving license, a state issued photo ID, or a passport.

Are you unable to claim Over-the-Counter (OTC) at the claim location? An alternate arrangement will be made for you if you have a valid reason (e.g. disability, illness or location). To proceed, the particulars below are required.

* Reason:
* Alternate Email (optional):
* Your Full Names (as on ID):
* Your Age and Birthday:
* Your Street Name, City, State and Country of Residence:
* Your Preferred Mode of Contact, Mobile Number or Email (provide contact information and indicate preferred contact time):

Electronic submissions should be sent to: email@centre06.com
The subject of your submission should be your Notification ID.



**** This is a system-generated notification; DO NOT CLICK REPLY. Respond via Email to: email@centre06.com ****
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