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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: "Dr. Thomas Winzen" <dame93@lds.net.ua>
Reply-To: t.winzen1956@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 30 Sep 2016 00:52:04 +0100
Subject: ALLOCATION FUND APPROVAL

Be Informed,
An allocation amount of $1,500,000.00 dollars has been approved for payment in your favor by the European Payments Council. Your money has been loaded into ATM card to be delivered to your home address. Your ATM card can be used anywhere - to shop online, to pay in stores and to withdraw cash at ATMs anywhere in your country. For more information, contact our regional consultant. Email: ( delivery.unit7973@gmail.com )Regional Consultant: Mr. Martin Amado. Tel: +229-630 946 00.

Best regards,
Dr Thomas Winzen. (Payments Committee - European Commission)

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