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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: "MEGA MILLIONS PROGRAM" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mega@groupmail.com>
Date: Wed, 9 Dec 2015 20:52:36 +0700
Subject: MEGA MILLIONS PROGRAM2015

MEGA MILLIONS LOTTERY  PROGRAM2015
ADDRESS: 1 BANKSIDE 110 SOUTHWARK STREET
SE1 0SU LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM
 
E-MAIL:                 mega@groupmail.com
OFFICE FAX:       +(44) 225 199 77
 
Dear winner,
 
Congratulations, your email have been selected among the five lucky-winners of the British Mega Millions Program, for the total sum of 450,000.00 USD.
The 2015 Prize award of British Mega Millions Program is no doubt, a momentous achievement in the history of this Organization.
 
Kindly read and understand that you are advice to mail your ref: #2015MML1104  to the following e-mail address: (mega@groupmail.com) for the processing and remitting of your price money.
 
Best regards,
Dr Clifford Axel.
 
(+44 )703-182-9896
Chief Award Executive Officer Mega millions Company Limited United Kingdom
 
Copyright © 2015 Mega Millions. All rights reserved.

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