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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: "UK LOTTERY" <uk.coordinator@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: claimoffice0147@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Mon, 11 Dec 2006 05:09:58 -0800
Subject: CALL TO CONFIRM!!!

EUROPEAN PRIZE AWARD DEPT.
MEGA JACKPOT LOTTERY
UNITED KINGDOM. LONDON.
BANK OF ENGLAND/MICROSOFT HOUSE, LONDON
 
This is to Notify you of the release of the lottery winning, held on the 2nd of DECEMBER, 2006.

Due to the mix up of numbers, the results were released on the 6th of DECEMBER , 2006. Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: 7-1-8-36-4-22 under agent ID: 18 and lucky ball number 7363789,which subsequently won you the lottery in the 2nd category.
 
You have therefore been qualified for a lump sum payout of 860,641.28 Great British Pounds(GBP) which amounts to $1,500,000.00 (One Million,Five Hundred Thousand United States DOLLARS) in cash, drawn in your favor, as the soul beneficiary and covered with the highest level of Insurance policy called the IRREVOCABLE GUARANTEE OF PAYMENT BOND.
 
Due to mix up of some names and winning number, we ask that you keep your winning information confidential until.

your claim has been processed and your money remitted to you, in your perspective country. Because this is part of our new security protocol to avoid double claiming and forgery of winners identity in this program by some unscrupulous persons.

 
This lottery was organized by an association of software manufacturers who came together from all parts of europe including Great Britain,Spain,The Netherlands and Belgium which are the major host countries.All participants were selected through our Microsoft computer ballot draw system, were we extracted over 20,000.00 companies
and 3,000,000 individual email addresses and names from all over the world.
 
To begin your lottery claim, please contact your Fudiciary agent below that has been appointed for the processing of your claim with the email address below:
 
Mr.David Nelson.
Email:claimoffice0147@yahoo.co.uk
Tel nos:0044-778-302-6646

 
Please note in order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications please remember to quote your WINNING NUMBER in all correspondence.
 
Warning: All winners are to claim their winning prize in not later than 1 week (7 days) of their winning notification.

Winners are to contacts us to confirm thier winning through the phone number displayed before sending an email.This is done to aviod forgery and impersonation of winners information and ticket number.
 
This is also to inform winners that there are so many email letter all over the internet faking to be real, so be warrned!!!.

 
Note: That you are to respond to all the necessary procedure involved in collecting your prize ,and if you are not interested in claiming your prize,you are advised to draft this office your REFUSAL LETTER indicating that you are not interested in your winning prize and it should be used for the next stake.
 
Furthermore, should there be any change of address do inform our agent as soon as possible.
 
The online promotion lottery company is proudly sponsored by a group of succesfull bussiness men all over the world.
Internet draw is held once in a year and it is organized, because we want to encourage the use of Internet around the globe and we are beginning this year with this $1,500,000.00 as it is like a WELCOME TO 2006

And we are proud to say that over 50 Million DOLLARS are won annually in more than 150 countries worldwide.
 
Congratulations once again from all the staff here. you are one step away in claiming your winnings, In order to verify your winnings, we need your particulars for record purposes, Attached here is a copy of our verifications form, please fill accordingly so as to proceed with your winnings. Once again congratulations from all the staff.
 
VERIFICATION AND FUNDS RELEASE FORM
1.FULL NAMES:___________________________________
2.ADDRESS:_____________________________________
_______________________________________________
3.SEX:__________________________________________
4.AGE:__________________________________________
5.MARITAL STATUS:________________________________
6.OCCUPATION:___________________________________
7.E-MAIL ADDRESS:________________________________
8.TELEPHONE NUMBER:_____________________________
9.BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF COMPANY/INDIVIDUAL___________
13.AMOUNT WON:__________________________________
______________________________________________
14. STATE:______________________________________
15. COUNTRY____________________________________
 
PAYMENT OPTIONS:
________________
(1) A: BANK SWIFT WIRE TRANSFER
B: INTER- BANK TRANSFER
C: BANK DIPLOMATIC TRANSFER


(2): BY OUR COURIER FIRM, WHERE THEY WILL COURIER YOUR
WINNING CHEQUE TO YOU OR ANY ADDRESS YOU WISH TO HAVE
YOUR CHEQUE COURIERED TO DIRECTLY TO YOUR LOCAL BANK
OR YOUR HOUSE. YOU ARE ALLOWED TO ALSO CHOOSE ONE OF
THIS PROCEDURES.

Your Sincerely,
Mr..Mark Hanson.
For Management
NOTE: ANY BREACH OF CONFIDENTIALITY ON THE PART OF ANY WINNER WILL RESULT TO DISQUALIFICATION!!!

OUR Executives:
Dr. P. Swier (CEO), Mr. Gerald Goodman (Manager Foreign Operations), Mr. Franklyn Van Der Weijden (Manager Domestic Banking Operations), Dr. James Williams (Director International Credit Department), Mrs. Lonni K Anderson (Legal Representative), Mrs. Lyudmyla Marchukova(Regional Manager), Mr. Stephen Boer (Chairman), Mr. Chris Moritz(International Relation Officer)
 
Copyright © 1994-2006 MS-WORD EMAIL LOTTERY INC. UK.
 
 


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