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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: "MEGAJACKPOT LOTTERY" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <megajackpt@usa.com>
Date: Sun, 13 Aug 2017 05:45:32 -0700
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS!!!

Megamillions
Congratulations
This is to inform you that your E-mail address has been selected as one of our annual online Mega Millions Lottery winner.
Our regional Representative are pleased to inform you of the result of our Electronic Email Address ballot system of
Mega Millions International Lottery Promotion held in Asia 2016


Winner RefNo: Mega2015RBAASIA101

Your email was selected among the winners of $1,000,000.00USD of the Mega Millions Lottery Organization. For more details on how to redeem your prize, contact our coordinator on the Email address below with your information.

Fullname:
Address:
Phone:
Fax:
Email:


Coordinator: Clement Cole
Mega Millions Lottery
Organization Email: megajackpt@usa.com

 
 
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