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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: Marion Chollet <cccarlo@infinito.it>
Reply-To: Thomas Winzen <tomwinzen42@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 7 Jan 2018 13:00:03 +0100 (CET)
Subject: Be Informed



Be Informed

We happily announce to you that a certified Bank Draft worth of $1,500,000.00 Dollar has been approved in your name by the European Lotteries. All participants for the online version were selected randomly from World Wide Web through computer draw system and extracted from over 100,000 unions, individuals, associations, and corporate bodies that are listed online. For security reasons, you are advised to keep your winning information confidential till your claims is processed and your money remitted to you.

Your funds have been loaded into a Bank Debit Card which will be delivered to you in person at your place of residence through DHL courier service. Your Bank Debit Card can be used anywhere - to shop online, to pay in stores and to withdraw cash at Automated teller machine worldwide. For more details, contact our zonal coordinator for the delivery of your Bank Debit Card. E-mail address: ( unecfa1@gmail.com ) Zonal Coordinator: Martin Amadio. Tel: +229-94 271 993.

Best regards,
Dr. Marion Chollet. (Payments Committee - European Commission)


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