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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: "National Lottery Commission" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <uklotterycommission@yahoo.com.hk>
Date: Wed, 25 Jan 2017 02:45:53 +0100
Subject: Ref:ZA/144132/1211

London W1U 1QU.


Ref:ZA/144132/1211
Batch: 22/523009/LHINT

MEGA/JACKPOT

We wish to inform you of the Lottery Draw held by National Lottery Commission here in London and this draw is held monthly and tag Mega/Jackpot,and you have been awarded the lump sum of £12 000.000.00 (Twelve Million Pounds) and your email address Won the Draw and was gotten through United Kingdom Information Network Online (U.K.I.N.O) which is affiliated with the internet. so please contact your claims manager with details below and also provide him with the requested information so that he can expedite the processing on your winning payment.




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Mr. Jack Jordan
Claims Manager
Foreign Claims Department,
Email:uklotterycommission@yahoo.com.hk
Tel: +44 704 573 6923
Fax: +44 870 471 9707

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