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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: Martimiannaki Georgia <g.martimia@med.uoc.gr>
Date: Tue, 28 Jan 2020 23:42:06 +0200
Subject: Dear Lucky Winner

Camelot UK Lotteries Limited
The National Lottery
PO Box 251
Watford
WD18 9BR
United Kingdom
Registered office: Tolpits Lane, Watford, Herts WD18 9RN
Registered in England and Wales No. 2822203
(Customer Services)
Ref: UKL/74-A0802742007.
Batch: 074/09/ZY369


Dear Lucky Winner,

We are pleased to notify you the Draw (#1833) of the Camelot Group,
operators of The National Lottery, Online Sweepstakes International
Lottery Program held on 28th January 2020. Participants were selected
through a computer ballot system drawn from a pool of over 25,000
names of distinguished professionals drawn from Europe, America, Asia,
Australia, New Zealand, Middle-East, parts of Africa, and North &
South America as part of our international promotions program
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 (#1833) which took
place on 28th January 2020. selected email address attached to an
e-ticket number 56475600545 188 with Serial number (5627635368/10)
drew the lucky numbers: 16 36 40 43 45 47 (bonus no. 10), which
subsequently won you the lottery in the 1st category to the sum of
Eight hundred and ninety-one thousand, nine hundred and thirty-four
Great Britain pounds (£891,934.00 pounds sterling).

You have therefore been approved to claim your winning valued at
Eight hundred and ninety-one thousand, nine hundred and thirty-four
Great Britain pounds (£891,934.00 pounds sterling) in cheque credited
to file KTU/9023118308/10.

Your prize award has been insured in your email address and is ready
for claims. To begin your claims, therefore, you are advised to
expeditiously contact our licensed and accredited claim agent for
Overseas Lottery Winners within a period of 7 days (date of this email
inclusive) for the processing of your winning and remittance to your
designated bank account after all statutory obligations have been
satisfactorily dispensed with. For security reasons, you are advised
to keep your winning information confidential till your claim is
processed and your money remitted to you in whatever manner you deem
fit to claim your prize. This is part of our precautionary measure to
avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program. Please be
warned. You may want to go through our online web result checker

This promotion takes place twice weekly. Please note that your lucky
winning number falls within our European booklet representative as
indicated in your play coupon. In view of this, your funds would be
released to you by any of our payment offices in the United Kingdom.
Please be informed that claims not processed within the stipulated
period may be forfeited to the pool without further notice. Our
European agent will immediately commence the process to facilitate the
release of your funds as soon as you contact him. You may wish to
establish contact via e-mail to the agent with the particulars
presented below sending the batch and reference numbers and this
information below for quick verification and release of funds between
the hours of 8.00 am - 7.30 pm on Monday through Sunday.

Overseas Claims Unit
The Camelot Group, operators of The National Lottery Agent One
Name: Mrs. Louise Hanlon
Email: hanlon449@outlook.com

VERIFICATION AND FUNDS RELEASE FORM

1. FULL NAMES: __________________________________
2. FULL ADDRESS: _______________________________________

3. SEX: _______________
4. AGE: ________
5. MARITAL STATUS: ___________________
6. OCCUPATION: ________________________
7. E-MAIL ADDRESS: _____________________________
8. TELEPHONE NUMBER: _____________________

Make sure this Verification and Funds Release Form is sent to the
Camelot agent for quick verification and funds release purposes. Our
winners are assured of the utmost standards of confidentiality, and
press anonymity until the end of proceedings, and beyond where they so
desire. Be further advised to maintain the strictest level of
confidentiality until the end of proceedings to circumvent problems
associated with fraudulent claims. This is part of our precautionary
measure to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program.

CONGRATULATIONS!!!

Yours Sincerely,

Mr. Dennis Luis,
Online Coordinator,
CAMELOT GROUP, Operator of The National Lottery.

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