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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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- ",000,000" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
This email message is a fake lottery scam. Consider the following facts about real lotteries:
1. They don't notify winners by email.
2. You can't win without first buying a lottery ticket.
3. They don't randomly select email addresses to award prizes to.
4. They don't use free email accounts (Yahoo, Hotmail, etc) to communicate with you.
5. They don't tell you to call a mobile phone number.
6. They don't tell you to keep your winnings secret.
7. They will never ask a winner to pay any fees to receive a prize!
This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- maitre.ericforest@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "BIG LOTTERY FUND" <nouveau@document.com>
Reply-To: "BIG LOTTERY FUND" <maitre.ericforest@yahoo.com>
Date: Sat, 15 Jul 2017 13:12:52 +0000
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS

BIG LOTTERY FUND INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION
DIRECTORATE FOR THE PROMOTION OF THE INTERNET AND GAMES
INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY OF BIG LOTTERY FUND



Lottery
Promotion of BIG LOTTERY FUND Worldwide
Ref. Number: 75/021/4856
Lot number: 85 01 4854-BL87
Gain number: AF 584A

  Dear Sir / Miss

We are pleased to inform you of the results of the international lottery winners' programs held two days ago at our head office in England.
Your e-mail address attached to ticket number 9570015948-6410 with serial number 3648042-510 drew lucky numbers 4-14-66-71-07-36 which accordingly wins in the first category with four other people.

                                     400,000 € (Four hundred thousand Euro)
                        CONGRATULATIONS! ! CONGRATULATIONS! ! CONGRATULATIONS! !

We ask that you keep confidential information about your winnings until the end of the 400,000 € discount. This is part of our security protocol to avoid duplicate claim and abuse without warranty of this program by some participants.
All participants were randomly drawn by leading software from over 200,000,000 companies and 3,000,000,000 e-mail addresses from individuals around the world. This promotional program of BIG LOTTERY FUND takes place every year.
This lottery has been promoted and sponsored by BIG LOTTERY FUND, we hope that with some of your winning you will help some NGOs in your country and especially in Africa to make us known all over the world and increase the workforce of Our donors throughout the world.

GAIN REPAIR PROCEDURE
Please send by e-mail the information about you to the e-mail address of Usher ERIC FOREST bailiff in charge to indicate the general conditions for the delivery of your gain.

Email: maitre.ericforest@yahoo.com

BIG LOTTERY FUND WINNER FORM

Name......................
First names ......................
Country......................
City......................
Postal code......................
Geographic address......................
Tel / Fixed ..........................
E-mail......................
Profession......................
Nationality......................

Remember that the lot must be claimed before more than 7 weeks has counted from today after which all unclaimed funds will be donated to certain International Health and Medicine Organizations.

In order to avoid certain errors, we remind you to quote your reference number and lot number in the mail you will send to the Usher ERIC FOREST who are:

Ref. Number: 75/021/4856
Lot number: 85 01 4854-BL87

In addition, should there be any change of address inform our agent as soon as possible.
Receive congratulations once again from our staff members and thank you for being part of our promotional program.

Note: Anyone under the age of 18 is automatically eliminated.
Yours,

The Director of Operations
Mrs MAGALIE ZEILFELDER

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