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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: "GosLoto" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <glsclaims@yandex.ru>
Date: Fri, 24 Jul 2015 18:23:24 -0500
Subject: Re: You Won!!!

GosLoto
Musorgskogo Str.,
5 127490, Moscow, Russia
 
Dear E-Mail holder, Congratulations as we are please to inform you that your e-mail online credentials have been automatically picked by GosLoto-online admin database and has been rewarded in this year’s online promotions which is conducted every year. In view of this, you have therefore been approved a lump sum of EUR 2, 500,000.00 (EUR) by GosLoto Board under which your e-mail is attached to reference no: GLS/3767/67 and batch no: GLS/11-15.
 
You are to make immediate contact with our Foreign payout Agency, UK Financial Investments Ltd (UKFI) under which your e-mail credentials is filed for funds release. Endeavor quoting your batch number (GLS/11-15) in correspondence with funds release bureau.
 
CONTACT: Mrs. Jane Guyett
POSITION: Funds Payout & Risk Management
OFFICE: UK Financial Investments Ltd (UKFI)
PHONE: (44) 702 406 1848
FAX: (44) 702 404 8667
E-MAIL: jguyett@yandex.ru
 
GosLoto-Online Promo Team

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