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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: LUXURY LOTTERY <ji0xsw@miy.janis.or.jp>
Reply-To: <luxurubagshoes@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 29 Jun 2017 05:10:05 +0900
Subject: WINNING EMAIL



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LUXURY LOTTERY COMPANY
Good day

We wish to congratulate you on this note, the owner of this email for being part of our selected winners in our just concluded internal promotion draw this year, this promotion was set-up to create more awareness on our product and services which is the production of ladies shoes and hand bags (Luxury int)we can also offer you the chance of becoming rich with our products in your country.
We can give you so many of our product worth a lot of money at a little price on credit to sale at a
very good price in your country.do still let us know should in case your interested on that offer .

we ran an online e-mail beta draw which your email address won five million united state dollars ($5,000,000.00 usd). We wish to formally announce to you that you have successfully passed the requirements, statutory obligations, verification's,
validations and satisfactory report Test conducted for all online winners.

A winning check will be issued in your name and also a certificate of prize claims will be sent alongside your winning check cash-able at any bank. please email us beck in order to receive your winning check



Yours faithfully,

Lawrence "Mali ikop

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