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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: "EL GORDO LOTO INTERNATIONAL" <elgodonloto@gmail.com>
Reply-To: lotointernational.elgordo@yandex.com
Date: Fri, 16 Sep 2016 03:13:57 +0300
Subject: OFFIZIELLE GEWINNBENACHRITIGUNG


ACHTUNG: BEG=D0=ACNSTIGTER.

OFFIZIELLE GEWINNBENACHRITIGUNG
Wir sind erfreut ihnen mitteilen zu konnen, das die gewinnliste LOTERIAL NA=
CIONAL an 22/ 12/ 2015 erschienen ist.Dir
offizielle liste der gewinner erschien am 22/ 03/ 2016 Ihr name wurde auf d=
em los mit dir nummer: 025.11464992.750 und mit
der seriennummer:2113-06, Ref N=D1=94 KC/2551256003/15 und stapel n=D1=94: =
Gr/14/117/1pd registried. Die glucksnummer: 10-16-25-
41-46, haben in der 3. Kategorie gewonnen.
Sie sind damit gewinner von: =D0=82825, 000,00 (ACHT HUNDERT UND F=D0=ACNF =
UND ZWANZIG TAUSEND EUROS NUR.) Die
summe ergibt sich einer gewinnausschuttung von =D0=829,900.000 (NEUN MILLIO=
NEN NEUN HUNDERT TAUSEND EUROS
NUR) Geteilt unter den zw=D1=86lf internationalen Gewinnern in ihren jeweil=
igen Kategorien.
HERZLICHEN GLUCKWUNSCH!!!

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