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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: "MR. HENRY LAMBERT" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mikehurst102@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 29 Dec 2017 11:37:34 -0800
Subject: UK-LOTTERY ORGANIZATION

UK-LOTTERY ORGANIZATION
LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM

WINNING NOTIFICATION

If you are the correct owner of this email address then be glad this day as
the result of the UK-lottery online e-mail address winning draws of 5th
October 2016, held in London, United Kingdom has just been released and we
are glad to announce to you that your email address won you the sweeptakes
in the first category and you are entitled to claim the sum of GBP5.5
Million.

You are to contact the paying bank on the below information for quick
release of your winning funds of GBP5.5 Million. To enable the paying bank
ascertain you as the rightful winner and receiver of the GBP5.5 Million,
Make sure you include the below listed information in your
contact email to the bank. (1) Your country (2) Your full names and
amount won, (3) occupation (4) contact telephone, (5) Sex and Age.

Contact the bank with the below information

Natwest Bank of United Kingdom
Contact Person: Mr. Mike Hurst
Position: Bank Accountant
Email: mikehurst102@gmail.com

Just incase you are thinking of how you won without entering, then note
again that this very draw of the UK- Lottery Organization in which you have
emerged as a winner was an online email address draws where thousands of
email addresses was collected from almost all worldwide websites and used
for the online draws/sweeptakes and during winners selection your email
address came out among the first ten lucky winners which won you the lottery
in the first winnings category and entitles you to claim the sum of GBP5.5
Million.

Regards

Mr. Henry Lambert.
Online Winning Notification Department
UK Lottery Organization

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