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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: "Harrods Bank London" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <tyn.williamms@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 8 Nov 2016 09:20:45 -0000
Subject: URGENT: Your Email Address Has Won £750,000 GBP

Harrods
Bank Limited
A subsidiary of Harrods Stores in Knightsbridge
87-135 Brompton Road, Knightsbridge, London, SW1X 7XL
AUTHORISED AND REGULATED BY THE FINANCIAL SERVICE AUTHORITY
 
Dear Enviable Email User,
 
This is to inform you once again that Your email address have won the sum of £750,000 GBP (Seven Hundred and Fifty Thousand Great Britain Pound Sterling) in our just concluded 2016 Third Quarter Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) award, Which is fully based on an electronic random selection.
 
This payment will be programmed into an Automated Teller Machine (ATM Card) powered by MasterCard and will be delivered to your contact address by courier service.
 
You are required to confirm and forward to my desk the following important delivery information:
 
1. Your required name to be printed on your ATM card:
2. Your present resident delivery addresses (not P.O. box):
3. Your personal and reachable mobile phone number:
 
I anticipated  your urgent response to this  vital message. IMPORTANT: If you receive this message in your spam or junk its due to your network provider
 
Yours Sincerely,
Mr. Tyn Williams.
Director International Remittance
Phone: +44 702 401 6910
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
IMPORTANT: This transmission may contain information that is privileged, confidential and exempt from disclosure under applicable laws. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, distribution, or use of the information contained herein (including any reliance thereon) is STRICTLY PROHIBITED. If you received this transmission in error, please immediately contact the sender and destroy the material in it's entirety, whether it is electronic or hard copy format

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