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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: "basat.web" <qefhefwbbs@gmail.com>
Reply-To: drphillipm222@webmail.co.za
Date: Mon, 22 Jul 2019 06:39:22 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: congratulations you have won lottery money



NOTIFICATION DESK
The Sweepstakes National Lottery
PO Box 251 Watford WD18 9BR




Attention: Email Account Holder,
                                                                                                  Congratulations!! Congratulations!!,


We happily announce to you the draw (#1404) of the UK INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY, online Sweepstakes promotion held in London. Your active e-mail address attached to the World Wide Web computer generated ticket number: B55607545 4152 with reference number UK/JA2C110P5 and Serial number ZA5365/3 ,Batch number XA87-2PY,drew the lucky numbers: 06 14 32 35 41  Bonus 43 . This subsequently won you the lottery in the 2nd category i.e. matches 5 lucky numbers Plus Bonus number. You have therefore been allocated to claim a total sum of $1,820,731.00 (One Million Eight Hundred and Twenty Thousand, Seven Hundred and Thirty One Dollars) in cash is credited to file UKPC/9080144308/16. This is from a total cash prize of $17,403,993 Shared amongst the 545,587 with (3) lucky winners in "2nd" category.

PRIZE BREAKDOWN

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Draw Reference: 1404 14 32 35 41 42 Bonus 43 Jackpots -    £7,542,072
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No. of matches    No. of winners    $s per winner    $s Prize fund
Match 6                      4                    $1,885,518        $7,542,072
Match 5 plus Bonus 3                    $520,731            $1,562,193
Match 5                  387                  $2,522                $976,014
Match 4                25,997                $82                      $2,131,754
Match 3              519,196                $10                    $5,191,960
Totals                    545,587                                        $17,403,993
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Additional information Jackpot winner(s) Lucky Dip winners Machine used for draw Ball set used
                                      4                                            SAPPHIRE                                  3
This promotion was drawn based on email address as the key identification for setting up online accounts. All valid email addresses in the World Wide Web Draw used/participants for the online email promotion version were selected randomly via computer balloting from a global website collaboration with internet companies like eBay, pay pal, liberty reserve, and Google whom also built their systems and based their membership registration identity on email addresses supporting this computer draw system done by extracted email addresses from over 100,000 unions, associations, and corporate bodies  and  affiliated members to the National Lottery website and their advertisers listed online.  This Online promotion takes place via virtual ticket balloting and it is done Bi-annually.  Please note that you’re lucky winning ticket file and number falls within our African booklet representative office in South Africa as indicated in your ballot played coupon. In view of this, your $1,820,731.00 Dollars (ONE MILLION EIGHT HUNDRED AND TWENTY THOUSAND, SEVEN HUNDRED AND THIRTY ONE US DOLLARS) would be released to you by our payment department & please contact our fiduciary agents immediately in South Africa to commence release of your lottery prize by providing details below.


1. Full Name:
2. Email Address:
3. Age/Occupation:
4. Reference Number/Batch Number
5. Phone Number:
6. Country:
7. Address:
8. Date of draw


For security reasons, you are advised to keep your winning information confidential till your claim is processed and your money remitted to you in whatever choice you want to claim your prize. Precautionary measure to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program are in place. Please be warned!!! To file for your claim, please contact our fiduciary agent and provide them with your winning email and details.

UK Lottery Fiduciary Agents: Dr. Phillip Morgan
Physical Address: Block D, Hatfield Gardens 333 Grosvenor Street Hatfield PRETORIA 0083,
Postal Address: PO BOX 1556 BROOKLYN SQUARE SOUTH AFRICA PRETORIA 0075
e-mail: dr-phillipmorgan@webmail.co.za
Tel: +270658565583

Yours faithfully,
Anne Huang Kelvin. Online coordinator.

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All rights reserved. Terms of Service -Guideline. 77635 476378    255667460.

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