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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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Fraud email example:

From: "sussan white" <promotionsmanager1@hotmail.co.uk>
Date: Mon, 01 Aug 2005 11:24:44 +0000
Subject: WINNING NOTIFICATION.

FROM: THE DESK OF THE PROMOTIONS MANAGER
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS DEPARTMENT,
UK LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL.
REF NO: UKLI/45-Y366749312,
BATCH: 205/0051/HLP

WINNING NOTIFICATION.

We are pleased to inform you of the announcement today of winners from
The UK LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL Held on 29th July 2005.
Your e-mail address attached to ticket number 9801-0148-790-691; with
Serial number 77109-42 drew the lucky numbers 35-11-15-37-10-43, and
Consequently won the lottery in the 1st category.
You have therefore approved the sum of 250,000.00 United Kingdom Pound
In cash credited to file REF NO: UKLI/45-Y366749312, This is from Total
Prize money of 7,500,000.00 United Kingdom Pound shared among the Thirty
(30) International winners in this category. All participants were selected
through a computer ballot system drawn from 25,000 names from all over the
World Wide Web (www) as part of International Promotions Program, which is
conducted annually. Your fund has been deposited in a bonded account and
insured in your Name.
We hope with a part of your prize, you will participate in our year high
stakes 10 Million Pounds International
Lottery coming up soon.

To begin processing your prize winnings, you are advised to contact our
Licensed and accredited claims agent department;
MR. COLLINS RAYMOND.
TELEPHONE; +44 703 1844 1111
EMAIL; claimsagent_uklottery@postmaster.co.uk or claims_uklottery@sify.com

NOTE: All winnings must be claimed not later than two weeks. After this
Date all unclaimed funds would be included in the next stake.

Remember to quote your reference information in all correspondence. Due to
the mix up of some numbers and names, we ask that you keep your winning
information’s strictly from public until your claim has been processed and
your money remitted to your account.

Anybody under the age of 20 and members of the affiliate agencies are
Automatically not allowed to participate in this program.
Thank you and congratulations!!!

Yours faithfully,
Mrs.Sussan White.
(Lottery Coordinator).

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