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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 ONLINE LOTTERY" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <internationallottouk@yahoo.com>
Date: Sat, 18 Aug 2012 17:56:27 +0500
Subject: YOU ARE A SELECTED WINNER !!!

UK Online Lottery Result Headquarters:
10th S4 Route 559
Earthpink Towers Inc.
Manchester D40/S,
United Kingdom.
TICKET NUMBER: 7463428119
SERIAL NUMBER: 831-71
BATCH NUMBER : AT-040SB06-03
 
                                      AWARD FINAL NOTIFICATION
 
We are pleased to inform you of the release of the long awaited results of the UK LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL PROMOTION PROGRAM held on the 12th of August,2012 at Uk Lotto Headquarters Manchester,
 
UK.Your email address was selected randomly from official worldwide company's/internet data web through online email addresses search engine with the aid of Google prominent search.Been entered as
 
dependent clients email address with; Reference Serial Number: 831-71 and Batch number AT-040SB06-03. Your email address attached to the ticket number: 7463428119 that drew the lucky winning
 
number 2, which consequently won the online sweepstake in the 2nd category,in four parts.You have therefore been approved for a payment of US$10,500,000(Ten Million, Five Hundred Thousand
 
United States Dollars) in cash credited to file reference number:IPL/4249859609/WP1.This is from a total cash prize of US$ 150 Million dollars,shared
among the first Ten (10) lucky winners in this 2nd category. Congratulations! once more as all participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from 50,000 (Fifty thousand) names of
 
email users around the world, as part of your international promotion program.Due to mixed up of some names and addresses, we ask that you keep this award confidential,till your claims has been
 
processed and your funds remitted to you.Your contact fudiciary agent is below:
 
Name: Mr. William Scott
E-mail: info@uknationallottery.de.vc
Phone Number: (+44) 703 595 5824
 
UK LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL CLAIMING SECURITY AGENCY.
YOUR SECURITY FILE NUMBER IS W-91237-H67/B4 (keep personal).
You are required to forward the following details to help facilitate the processing of your claims and certificate which will facilitate the
release of your winnings.
 
PERSONAL INFORMATIONS
1. Name:
2. Address:
3. Marital Status:
4. Occupation:
5. Age:
6. Sex:
7. Nationality:
8. Country Of Residence:
9. Telephone Number (Country Code)-(Area Code)- Phone Number):
10 Cell Number: (Country Code) - (Cell Phone Number):
11. Fax Number:
12. Draw Number above:
13. Payment Method (Cheque / Bank Transfer):
14.Category Number:
15. Amount won:
16. Email Address:
 
You are adviced to forward these informations to your fudiciary agent as soon as possible to enable him file out a claim for your prize winning package. Once again, Congratulations.
 
Yours Sincerely,
Mrs Grace Parker
Director/LRO
UK Online International Lottery Co-ordinator
Good luck from me and members of staff of the UK NATIONAL LOTTERY.
Online coordinator for UK NATIONAL LOTTERY
==================================================================
The national lottery promo Awards is proudly sponsored by the Microsoft Corporation, the Intel Group,Toshiba,Dell Computers, Mckintosh
and a conglomeration of other international IT companies. The Free lottery internet draw is held quarterly every year and is so organized
to encourage the use of the internet and computers worldwide.We are proud to say that over 200 Million Euros are won annually in more
 
than 150 countries worldwide.
====================================================================
WARNING!!!
ANY MAIL RECIEVED OF THIS SUCH WITH ANY OTHER TRADE MARK OR ADDRESS SHOULD BE FOWARDED TO THIS BOX IMMEDIATELY, THIS WILL HELP US TO FIGHT SCAM AND LOTTERY
IMPOSTERS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ANTICIPATED CO-OPERATION.

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