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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: "Golf World online Email Address Lottery Award." (may be fake)
Reply-To: <raymondchoomike@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 16 Mar 2017 06:20:48 -0700
Subject: Your email address have won winning cash funds


CONGRATULATIONS!CONGRATULATIONS!CONGRATULATIONS!

Dear Winner,

After a random automated selection of email addresses over the internet, your email emerged
as one of our special winners to receive cash of 1.3 Million Australia dollars (Visa atm card) is attached to the following details:
FILE CATEGORY - LOTTOGOLFWORD/01/2017
Ticket No: 34898989
Reference Number: 49,DH,83/TGOLFWORLD 2017
To confirm the authenticity and validity of your winnings as well as to commence receipts of your entitlement, you MUST FORWARD a copy of this
announcement as well as your

1.FULL NAMES -
2.VALID MOBILE/CELL NO. -
3.OCUPPATION/POSSITION HELD-
4.COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE -
5.ADDRESS-
6.ZIP CODE-
7.SEX-
8.AGE-
9.ID PROOF(SOFT COPY)
http://www.perthnow.com.au/news/western-australia/harvey-battling-south-west-family-claim-40m-oz-lotto-win/news-story/96f55e70339035c0b45a256a0bff5260
to our Winnings claim department via contact information below:

Mrs Tressa kliss
Shilinda Nagoya,
Golf World Lottoclaim departmemt,
Automated Winnings Department,
Email Adress ( Golf-world-claim-department@consultant.com )

Yours Sincerely,
MRS Margret peter
DIRECTOR OF PROMOTIONS,
MR Evas Blue
Golf World online Email Address Lotto Award.
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