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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: IAATC EXPRESS COURIER SERVICE <iaatcexpresscourierservice2007@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Wed, 18 Apr 2007 01:57:52 +0100 (BST)
Subject: {Disarmed} WINNER'S CLAIM FORM



Dear Winner,


Thank you for contacting the IAATC office as regards your winnings. You have been cleared a winner of the United Kingdom National Email Lottery. In order to proceed with the release of your funds please fill the clearance and verification form below accurately and submit the filled form to enable us process your claim we are sorry for gettin in touch with you this late our web site was down , you can start preparing claims of your winnings . And the u.k national lottery has given all the lucky winners one week to claim thier winning prize.


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This form is valid for only those who have won the UNITED KINGDOM NATIONAL EMAIL LOTTERY. Fill in the required fields in the space provided below. No field should be left blank, because your particulars are needed for record purposes.



NOTE : YOU ARE REQUIRED TO CLICK THE REPLY BUTTON BEFORE FILLING OUT THIS FORM, AS ALL IMPUTED DATA MAY BE LOST UPON OUR RECEPTION. IN THE EVENT THAT YOUR BROWSER SETTING DOES NOT SUPPORT THIS PROGRAM e.g html program, YOU ARE TO SEND THE REQUIRED DATA IN PLAIN TEXT FORMAT.



Please fill in the appropriate information in the space below:
WINNER'S CLAIM FORM


WINNER'S PERSONAL DATA



First Name.: [input] *



Middle Name.: [input]

Last Name.: [input] *



Gender.: MaleFemale



Month Of Birth.: MonthJanuaryFebuaryMarchAprilMayJuneJulyAugustSeptemberOctoberNovemberDecember

Day: Day12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031

Year: [input]



Marital Status.: SingleMarriedDivorced

Nationality.: [input] *

Religion.: [input]

Occupation.: [input]



Address 1.: [input] *

Address 2.: [input]

City.: [input] *

State/Province.: [input] *

Zip Code.: [input] *



Mobile phone No.: [input] *

House Phone No.: [input] *

Fax No.: [input]

Email Address.: [input] * eg. username@domainname.com



WINNING INFORMATION
Batch Number.: [input] *

Serial Number.: [input] *

Reference Number.: [input] *



This is to verify that the information filled in this FORM is a valid particulars of me. Yes: [input] No: [input]







UK NATIONAL EMAIL LOTTERY
COPYRIGHT © 2007 ALL RIGHT RESERVED




Warm Regards,
Mr.David James
Dispatch Officail








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