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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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Please note about this email:

Fraud email example:

From: "NATIONAL LOTTERY" <notification@uknationalonlinezone.com>
Date: Tue, 01 Nov 2005 22:43:16 +0000
Subject: FINAL WINNING NOTIFICATION

 
   
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The National Lottery Logo
Web Bug from http://www.national-lottery.co.uk/player/i/s.gif

GOVERNMENT ACCREDITED LICENSED!!
UK PRIMIER NATIONAL LOTTERY
IS REGISTERED UNDER THE DATA PROTECTION ACT OF;
(Registration Z720633X).


UK PREMIER NATIONAL LOTTERY
P.O.Box 1010
Liver pool, L701NL,
United Kingdom.

Ref: BWLW/67451/01
Batch: 01/14/31711-3

 FROM: DR. Wesley DE-CARLOS,

CONTROLLER        

 

        

SUBJECT: WINNING NOTIFICATION!!!!!:

 

We happily announce to you the draw (#1000)
of the GREAT BRITISH  WEB LOTTERY,online sweepstakes
international program held on saturday 29th
October, 2005 Your e-mail address attached 
to ticket number:56475600545 188
with Serial number 5368/02 drew the lucky
numbers:

Lotto Ball number 4Lotto Ball number 29Lotto Ball number 39Lotto Ball number 41Lotto Ball number 43Lotto Ball number 45 Lotto Bonus Ball number 42
(bonus no.05),
which subsequently won you the lottery in 
in the 2nd category i.e match 5 plus bonus.You
have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of
2,500,000.00{Two Million Five Hudred Thousand
Great Britain Pounds Sterling}

 In cash credited to
file KPC/9080118308/02.This is from a total cash prize of
20,500,000.00{Twenty Five Hundred Thousand Million
 Great  Britain
pounds sterlings}
shared amongst the {10} lucky winners in this category i.e Match 
5 plus bonus. All participants for the online version were
selected randomly from World Wide Web sites through computer draw
system and extracted from over 100,000 union associations and
corporate bodies that are listed online.
This promotional program takes place every year, and is promoted
and ponsored by eminent personalities like the Sultan of Brunei, Bill Gates, Former Presient of America Bill Clinton 
of Microsoft Inc and other Corporate Organisations. This is to encourage the
use of the internet and computers worldwide.
This promotion takes
place weekly.

 Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our Europe/Asia
booklet representative office in London as indicated in our play
coupon. In view of this, your 2,500,000.00

{Two Million Five Hundred Great Britain pounds Sterlings}

would be released to you by our affiliate Forwarding service
in London.

Our  agent will immediately commence the
process to facilitate the release of your funds as soon as you
contact him.
For security reasons, you are advised to keep your
winning information confidential till your claims 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. 
   
  To File for your claim, please contact our claims agent below.
***************************************************************
Dr. Snipes Cole
Email: courierukwiner@yahoo.com, lottoclaims2005_agent@yahoo.com and notification@uknationalonlinezone.com
***************************************************************
 

 

 

     sincerely

 

Yours faithfully,
Dr. Wesley De-Carlos
Online coordinator for UK NATIONAL LOTTERY
Sweepstakes International Program

You must be 16 or over to play or claim a prize
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