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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: "Saint William" <60414529@mylife.unisa.ac.za>
Reply-To: saintwilliam@post.com
Date: Sat, 14 Oct 2017 19:05:48 +0200
Subject: UK National ONLINE Lottery Promotion 2017

Attn: Beneficiary,

We are Happy to announce the 2017 Email Award Promotion; your email address came out in the first category and entitles you to claim the sum of £1,850,000.00 {One Million Eight Hundred and Fifty Thousand British Pounds Only, from the 2017 UK National ONLINE Lottery Promotion.

It is a Promotional Program organized by the United Kingdom in conjunction with the United Nations and the World Bank for the Reduction of Global Poverty so that through you, many people and Charity Organization will be assisted. You are to contact Mr. John Maloney on the information to Assist You with The Claim so that you will quickly receive your funds.

Mr. John Maloney
Maloney John Consulting Services
Certified Associate of Goldratt Institute
Tell: +447452199506
Fax: +44-872-331-6282
Email: johnmaloney@mailworks.org
E-Mail: johnmaloney@consultant.com

Your complete official Names, Country of origin and country of residence/work, Contact Telephone and Mobile Numbers, Address, Amount won{£1,850,000.00}, free ticket number (9DF09317),lucky number (UKLO17),Sex, Age, Occupation and Job Title.

Please NOTE: For Security Reasons you are advised to keep your winning information Confidential till your claim is processed and your money Remitted to you in what ever manner you Deem fit to receive your funds. This is Part of Our Precautionary Measure to avoid Double claim and unwanted abuse of this Program by some unscrupulous elements please be warned

Congratulations
Mr. Saint William
Online Director
UK Lottery Online Email Winning Notification Department

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