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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: "uk national lottery" <uknationallottery2020@msn.com>
Date: Fri, 16 Dec 2005 11:16:01 +0000
Subject: COMFIRMATION OF CLAIMS !!!

 
U.K NATIONAL LOTTERY
76 NEW FETTER LANE, LONDON, EC4A 1AG, UK
REF NO: uklotto/56B-672GH/L
BATCH: 4583JL/WIN
   COMFIRMATION OF CLAIMS 
  Finally today, we announce the winners of the UK NATIONAL LOTTERY WINNINGS PROGRAMS held on 16 DECEMBER 2005. Your company or your personal e-mail address, attached to winning number 23-76-06-54-42-100, With serial number 647489, consequently won in the Tenth lottery category.
You are therefore been approved for lump sums pay out of GBP 200,000 POUNDS in cash credited to the file REF NO: UKLOTTO/56B-672GH/L
and winning number
23-76-06-54-42-100, this is from total prize money of GBP2,000,000 POUNDS, shared among the ten (10) international winners in this category.
All participants were selected through our Microsoft Computer Ballot system drawn from 42,000 Names, 6,000 names from each continent, as part of International E-MAIL, Your fund (certified Cashiers cheque) has been insured with your REF NO: uklotto/56B-672GH/L and winning number 23-76-06-54-42-100. To claim your winning prize, you must first contact the claims department by email for Processing and remittance of your prize money to you. The claims officer is:

The
Claims Officer
Contact:
Name :
MR. MARK BENT

E-mail (1):
CLAIMSAGENT_UKNATIONALLOTTERY@privatemail.me.uk
E-mail (2): claimsagent_uknationallottery200@yahoo.co.uk OR call this Telephone numbers : +447031927854
& +447031922698 Please note that you have five (5) work day's to claim your money and office open monday's - friday's, time
08:00-16:00 GMT Do email the above email addresses, all at once. In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please remember to quote your reference and winning numbers in all correspondences with your claims officer.
Sincerely,
Secretary
Mrs. Elizabeth kean.
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