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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: "Free Online Email Lotto" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <lottocompwin@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 22 Oct 2017 15:32:52 -0700
Subject: YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS !!!!22

Congratulation,
 
Your e-mail address have just won you Five Hundred and sixty Thousand Dollars only ($560,000.00 USD) in the Free Online Email Lotto Lore 2017 Lottery Promotion held Sat October, 21, 2017.

 
Please Keep this winning numbers confidential to avoid double claims, and you must quote it in your response. 3  24  26  30  34   Bonus 47 .
 
 
Copy and paste this Link ttp://www.lottolore.com/lotto649.html} for verification of your winning number and make sure you contact Mr Williams Prenelus Immediately with the below claim requirements.

 
Send Us this information : FULL NAME, COUNTRY OF ORIGIN,PRESENT ADDRESS: OCCUPATION, TELEPHONE NUMBER, WINNING NUMBERS, PRIVATE EMAIL ADDRESS and EVER WON AN ONLINE FREE LOTTERY BEFORE?

 
All this information should be send to this email : enquiry@lottolore-freeonlinewin.com

 
Sincerely Yours
Mrs. Johanna Catton
Publications Department Email Lotto Lore

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