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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: " Online Lotto " <canon@cautialis.com>
Reply-To: danielmarren@mail.com
Date: Mon, 31 Oct 2016 14:49:09 -0400
Subject: Winning Notification !!

Dear winner,

Your email address has won you One Million Euro, from Online Lotto, all the E-mail addresses were selected from a data base of internet e-mail users, from which your e-mail address came out as the winning coupon.

The winning expiring date is 28th of November, 2016. Contact our fiduciary Agent below for your winning claims . Your reference number is : GL/756/320/116A .

To process your claims , Complete the form below and fax back to FAX Nº: 00 34 983 440 713
Copy of your identification ( Passport, driving license or any utility bill that bears your name)

REF.NO :____________________________________ NATIONALITY __________________________________

FIRST NAME:_____________________________________________SURNAME______________________________________________________________

DATE OF BIRTH: _____________________________ OCCUPATION:__________________________EMAIL____________________________________

ADDRESS: ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

TELEPHONE :____________________________________MOBIL:________________________________FAX____________________________________

BANK INFORMATION IS NEEDED ONLY IF YOU CHOOSE TO BE PAID BY BANK TRANSFER
PAYMENT OPTION: (A) CERTIFIED CHEQUE (B) BANK TRANSFER
BANK NAME:__________________________________________________________________________

ACCOUNT NAME:_______________________________________________________________________

ACCOUNT NO:___________________________________.SWIFT CODE:___________________________

BANK ADDRESS:_________________________________________________________________________


Online Lotto Agency.
TEL: +34 631 396 048
FAX Nº: +34 983 440 713

E-MAIL: danielmarren@mail.com

Online Lotto Team.

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