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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: "Julie Wang" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mikheco2@skymail.mn>
Date: Mon, 20 Feb 2012 23:55:56 -0000
Subject: Hi, From Julie

FROM THE DESK OF MS. JULIE WANG
no. 7 Nidderdale, Norkshire Dales,
North Yorkshire, England
UNITED KINGDOM
HEADING :{AWARD RESULT 2012}

>From Free Play Foundation in Association with Virgin Gold Minning corporation and UK LOTTO! we happily announce to you that you have won award of US$750,000 at the UK Payment Center.

Ticket Number: 44-09-11
Serial Number: 66-Q99
Batch Number: UK/PPT/090/033D
Reference Number: LM/0800/LK/WRQ
Drew Date: 22 FEBRUARY 2012

Your email address name attached to a ticket number: 44-09-11 with the serial number: 66-Q99 drew the lucky number: 09-54-90-76-00 which consequently won the draw in the 1st category. Your email address was among the (10) email addresses chosen to receive grand prize of US$750,000.00 each in this section. Therefore you must contact your Claim Agent.

MR. Mikhail Pacheco
Email: mikheco1@skymail.mn
Address: SAME AS ABOVE.

He will need to confirm everything we have on file to ensure that there will be no set backs upon the release of these funds to you.

I want you to know that verification and confirmation of all of your payment documents have been sent to our affiliate company, The International Lottery Board of Commissions from our processing office. Also, be rest assured that your winning will be sent to you as {ATM Card or Bank Transfer} which can be used in any Atm machine worldwide. This will be issued from our paying bank Here in UK.

Your won prize cannot be deducted, simply because this is a promotional award, until prize is released to you due to strict insurance policy. After you have received your money, we expect you to use some of the money to spread Internet knowledge within your locality and remember to support our next promotion. We have five clearance offices zoned continentally AUSTRALIA,CHINA,USA,LONDON & ALGERIA. Clearance zones are picked randomly by computer, each winning number falls within any of the clearance zones picked, it is the duty of the approved zonal clearance officer to handle all clearance processes to make sure bank releases won prize in time.


Your prize number falls within this same office, In view of this, your prize will be released from London here, your money has been deposited in the bank with insurance coverage.

Your clearance agent will facilitate payment process immediately you contact him.

Contact him with your information below:

Full Names:
Marital Status:
Age:
Occupation:
Home Phone:
Mobile Phone:
City/Country:
Nationality:
Ref No:LM/0800/LK/WRQ
Batch No:UK/PPT/090/033D

Copyright !! All right reserved
Under Camelot UK Lotteries Limited
Registered office: Tolpits Lane, Watford, Herts WD18 9RN
Registered in England and Wales No. 2822203

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