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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: Hildred Jester <hildred.jester@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 9 Oct 2012 13:48:43 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Re: Congratulations in Advance


Sorry, I am not interested in money lzundcering scam.



________________________________
From: "freeledouglas@fbi.gov" <freeledouglas@fbi.gov>
To: freeleidouglas@thefbi.co.uk
Sent: Tuesday, October 9, 2012 4:09 PM
Subject: Congratulations in Advance


 
The National Lottery                                                           9th October, 2012
P O Box 1010
Liverpool, L70 1N
United Kingdom
 
 
 
 
CONGRATULATIONS IN ADVANCE
 
 
 
We hereby seek to your receipt that we all in National UK Lottery congratulate you as you have been verified as a winner and you have been found worthy to collect the lump sum of Ј2,159,664 (Two Million, one hundred and fifty-nine thousand, six hundred and sixty-four British Pounds Sterling).  Your payment officer, Mr Stephen Webster was here and he presented the documents along with your clearance form, which shows that you are the rightful winner with ticket number 56475600545188 which he also brought here. He was here with an affidavit on your behalf as well.
 
 
 
We are happy to inform you that after our verifications/investigations, the payment has been finally approved to be made in your name as the real winner.
 
You are advised to come to our payment office in London on or before Tuesday, 16th October 2012  to sign the {fund release order documents} to enable us wire the money into any bank account of your choice or write you a check as you may want it. You are to come with these documents.
 
 
 
1) Your international passport for identification.
2) Two copies of your passport photograph.
 
 
Please indicate your expected date of arrival to London as your subject in your next email so that I would furnish you with further instructions.
 
 
Once again, congratulations on behalf of the National UK Lottery, I look forward to hear from you as soon as possible.
 
 
FREELE S DOUGLAS
THE NATIONAL LOTTERY,
CAMELOT GROUP,
VERIFICATION AND PROCESSING DEPARTMENT,
UNITED KINGDOM.
UK NATIONAL LOTTERY BOARD
COPYRIGHT © 2012 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

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