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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:

The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "processing fee" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- ",000,000" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- ",500,000" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "00,000.00" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
- "info@megamllionns.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
- "info@megamllionns.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
- "info@megamllionns.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
This email message is a fake lottery scam. Consider the following facts about real lotteries:
1. They don't notify winners by email.
2. You can't win without first buying a lottery ticket.
3. They don't randomly select email addresses to award prizes to.
4. They don't use free email accounts (Yahoo, Hotmail, etc) to communicate with you.
5. They don't tell you to call a mobile phone number.
6. They don't tell you to keep your winnings secret.
7. They will never ask a winner to pay any fees to receive a prize!

Fraud email example:

From: info@megamllionns.com
Date: Mon, 23 Nov 2015 06:14:21 -0700
Subject: Congratulations

Mega Millions Lottery
Washington D.C Liaison Office
8th Street NW, Washington, DC 20535
E-mail: info@megamllionns.com

WINNING NUMBERS: 8-28-36-37-57-8

*Your $1,500,000 Lottery Claim Has Been Filed*

To the Attention of: (Mr/Mrs/Miss) Muthuswammi Permual,

This is to acknowledge receipt of your claims processing form for your $1,500,000.00 Lottery Winning and to notify you that approval is pending until you pay the one-time fully refundable processing fee. As soon as we receive this payment, approval will be granted on your file within an hour and you will be contacted by the paying Bank with your account information credited with your lottery winnings alongside a full refund of the claims processing fee. Once you are in contact with the bank, you can transfer your lottery winnings to another bank account, request an ATM Card or Check to be delivered to your home. You will be given directions on how to do all of these.

Note that if you do not have a bank account you can make the transfer out to a spouse or sibling's account you might have access to or request a check or an ATM Card from the bank. Now you are advised to go ahead and pay the processing fee of $199 by transfer into the bank detials below in other to approve your winnings:

Bank Name: Key Bank
Bank Address: 5725 Academy Blvd N, Colorado Springs, CO 80918
Account Name: Cassandra Mcdowell
Routing No: 307070267
Account No: 766921169146
SWIFT: KEYBUS33XXX
Amount: $199 ( One hundred and Ninety nine United State Dollars only)

Important: Once you have made the payment you must validate it by e-mailing us the transfer copy/Ref number. Until then, your payment will be null. You will be faxed or emailed payment receipts after validation (for your records).

Go to our Winners Gallery (http://us.megamllionns.com/index/log/winners/winners.html) to read the success stories of previous lucky winners like yourself who paid the $199 fee and their payment was successfully completed. You can also view the story of a superior winner who won the of $61,000,000.00, Click below for more details...

http://news.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981114419

E-mail info@megamllionns.com with any questions you may have or if you need clarification/assistance.

Under normal circumstances you are not supposed to make a payment for a lottery you won but due to the fact that this lottery is an international lottery from the United Kingdom, there is a no tax policy on the funds, which means the processing fee cannot be deducted from your winnings and our headquarters will reimburse you fully for this fee.

Because you won this lottery from an online balloting system, your claim will expire after 10 days, starting from today. Be sure you act accordingly before this expiry date.

Best Regards, John Clay
Claims Processing Department
Email: info@megamllionns.com
+1 660-206-0840

* Be sure to have read this email in detail and act accordingly, email your agent if you have questions*

*CONGRATULATIONS ONCE AGAIN*

CC: Federal Bureau of Investigation

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