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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: "World Lottery Association (WLA)" <coca.cola.offer2009@gmail.com>
Reply-To: inter.services@outlook.com
Date: Thu, 24 Nov 2016 14:06:41 +0100
Subject: INSTANT LOTTERY PAYMENT NOTIFICATION

World Lottery Association (WLA)
Basel CH-4002,
Switzerland

Attention Winner,
This is to inform you that your One Million United States Dollar ($1M)
Lottery Win will be send to you via Western Union International Money
Transfer, unless you want a bank draft or ATM Card which is also
acceptable by the organizers of this payment. The total amount
mentioned above was awarded to your email address for winning a second
category in the 2016 draw; your payment is available at Western Union
Outlet in Cotonou, Benin republic where your payment was allocated.

It was decided to use Western Union Money Transfer to pay our winners
which you are one of them to avoid difficulties in receiving winning
funds; this award came to you Curtsy of COCA COLA, FACEBOOK and
GOOGLE. Note that you will be receiving Five Thousand United States
Dollars ($5,000.00) every day until the total amount is transferred
unless you decide to receive the payment by bank draft or ATM Card all
at a time. To receive payment, contact (Buba Stanley) the Fiduciary
and ask him to give you the Numbers you need to pick up the first
$5,000.00, here is what he will require from you:

Your Receiving Name..: Your Receiving Address..: Your Country..: Your
Tel..: Your Sex..: Your Age..: Your Occupation..:

Note: The only money he will require from you is the revenue TAX on
foreign transactions which is ($35 only), he will need it before your
first payment will be issued officially in the Western Union
network-which means no deducting of winning funds until complete
claim, (IMPORTANT) Winners are mandated to keep this notification
private to avoid fraudulent claim pending the transfer.

Contact your payment fiduciary at: inter.services@outlook.com

Yours Faithfully
WLA ANNOUNCING TEAM, SWITZERLAND

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