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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: "The National Lottery" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mrricharddouglas055@yahoo.co.jp>
Date: Fri, 5 Mar 2021 15:41:15 +0100
Subject: Congratulations! you've won an online lottery

New Page 1
The National Lottery (Ireland)
Abbey Street Lower, North City, 
Dublin 1, Ireland.
Registered no:260762
Our Ref: IRISH-NL7593964/IE

 
Dear Email Account Owner, 
 
Congratulations! We are delighted to announce the results of the Irish National Lottery Online Promotional Award draw,held on Wednesday 3rd March 2021.
 
We congratulate you following the official publication of result for Ticket Number: 3752608491, In which your active email address emerged as a lucky winner in the Irish National Lotto bv international online promotions.
 
However, This Online Lottery Game takes place via computer random selection, NO TICKETS WERE SOLD, but all active email addresses were assigned to different ticket numbers for representation and privacy. Your e-mail address was attached to our computerized Lottery Draw Machine, which generated Free Ticket Number: 3752608491 with Serial number: NL147093815IE and Reference number: NL/47509/03/21, which drew the Lucky numbers: (15) (20) (25) (32) (44) (47) & Bonus number:(40) that won you the cash prize of €1,000,000.00 (One Million Euro) in 2nd category i.e match 5 online jackpot.
 
This online promotions was drawn based on active email address as the key identification for setting up an online accounts. All valid email addresses were selected randomly through computer balloting from a database of over 450,000 active internet users around the world, among the billions of internet users who subscribed to GOOGLEMAIL, YAHOOMAIL, MSN, HOTMAIL, AOL, COMCAST, EARTHLINK, GMAIL, REDIFFMAIL, BIGPOND, MICROSOFT webmail domains and all social media networks like Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Skype, WhatsApp, LinkedIn, Pinterest, Reddit and print.com
 
This online Lottery program is being promoted and sponsored by a conglomerate of multinational internet companies who built their systems and based their membership registration identity on email addresses, supporting this computer draw system done by extracting email addresses of individuals, unions and corporate bodies affiliated members with the National Lottery website and their online advertising agencies around the world. 
 
We congratulate you for having been one of the twenty (20) luckiest people that won this online promotions award for Wednesday 3rd March 2021.  You are qualified and eligible to receive a lump sum of €1,000,000.00 (One Million Euro) in cash credited to your ref file no: NL/47509/03/21. This is from a total cash prize of €20,216,700.00 (Twenty Million, Two Hundred and Sixteen thousand, Seven Hundred Euro) Shared amongst the twenty (20) online lucky winners in their respective draw categories.
 
To proceed with your claims: Please Kindly Follow the steps below to carry on with your claim:
 
You are advised as a matter of urgency to contact the National Lottery Prize Claim Centre Agent, for validation of your winning ticket and processing of your payment.
 
Contact Mr. Richard Douglas (National Lottery Prize Claims Agent) through his direct contact email address below and submit your Payment Processing Requirements as specified below.
 
Mr. Richard Douglas (Prize Claims Agent)
National Lottery Regional Prize Claim Centre Belfast -UK
 
PRIZE CLAIM REQUIREMENTS:
Note: You must provide/submit your claim information's and prize winning information's as specified below, for validation of your winning ticket and processing of your payment.
 
Fill in the required fields provided below accordingly.
 
Your Claim Information's:
1. Your Full Name:_______________?
2. Residence Address:____________?
3. Country of Residence:_________?
4. Nationality:__________________?
5. Age:__________________________?
6. Gender:_______________________?
7. Telephone Number:_____________?
8. Occupation:___________________?
 
Your Prize Winning Information's:
9. Ticket Numbers:_______________3752608491
10.Serial Numbers:_______________NL147093815IE
11.Reference Numbers:____________NL/47509/03/21
12.Draw Number:_________________3558
13.Date of Draw:_________________Wednesday 3rd March 2021
14.The Amount you won:___________€1,000,000.00 (One Million Euro)
 
Upon receipt of the duly requested data, the Prize Claim Agent (Mr. Richard Douglas) will validate your winning ticket and process your payment.
 
Prize Legitimacy Confirmation: Irish National Lottery international online promotions is regulated by the Online Gambling Act, duly Approved and Licensed by The International Association of Gaming Regulators (IAGR).
 
Prize Security Protocol: Prize winners are advised to keep their winning information's strictly confidential until their winning tickets are validated, this is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program. National Lottery shall not be responsible or liable for any false claims.
 
The entire staffs and Management Team of the Irish National Lottery wishes to congratulate you for this lucky jackpot prize.
 
Best of Luck,
 
Ms. Gurleen J. Dhody,
Online Co-coordinator/ Winning Notification Officer
Copyright (c) 1994-2021 Irish National Lottery Award Promotion Inc.
All rights reserved. Terms of Service -Guideline.

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