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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: "Donald Lewis" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <donaldlewismega@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 7 Jul 2017 11:19:50 -0700
Subject: Attn Lucky Winner??

 
Melbourne Australia
382 Channel Drive
Tel/Fax-- +61280155397
Attn Lucky Winner
The Team of Mega Million is Pleased to officially announce you as the Third place prize winner of the Ten Million ($10,000.000.00) prize draw sponsored by
 
 
powerball Australia. The total amount to be claimed for Fourth place is Five Million Dollars ($500,000.000). Congratulations! Mega Millions will make all
 
necessary arrangements for you to receive your prize. Please contact your Claims Agent or representative immediately to avoid delays as you can contact him
 
via e-mail at or through telephone and fax listed below.Also be informed that 10% of your Winning belongs to Tatts Group Limited because they are the
 
promotion and legal company that assign to your claim, this 10 percent will be paid only after you have received your awarded prize (money) Three (3)
 
certificates are to be issued to you by the Local government concerned offices to legally back up your claim through the promotional company(Tatts Group
 
Limited). unclaimed winning prize are used for education programs, treatment programs, and to increase future prize pools.
 
Your Claims Agent is: Mr. William Turner in Australia Tel- +614-88810519 (Fax- +61283106458) Email Address:{mr.williamturner890@gmail.com}
 
Your Security Code is: H649PC32 As required by US Federal, AUS and State laws, your Security code and Prize information must be kept strictly confidential
 
which means that you are precluded from discussing your win with 3rd parties such as (family members, friends and relatives).This is to prevent unlawful
 
tampering and a means to reduce risks of fraud and scams from taking place and also Due to false practices, we ask that you keep your award information
strictly from public notice, until your claim has been processed and money remitted to your possession as this is part of our security protocol to avoid
 
double claiming or unwarranted abuse of this program by unscrupulous individuals.
 
As soon as we verify your identity and Security Code number from you, we will immediately release your total sum through wire transfer into your nominated
 
bank account or platinum automated card will be issued with withdrawal analysis according to the global financial law guiding lottery release through (ATM).
 
Your email initial was used for the raffle draw and you emerged a lucky winner.
Once again, Congratulations
 
Donald Lewis
MEGA MILLIONS
 

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