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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: "Mr. Darren Gilmore X" <darrengilmore88@gmail.com>
Reply-To: darrengilmore88@aol.co.uk,darrengilmore88@naver.com
Date: Tue, 24 Oct 2017 16:04:18 +0100
Subject: IS NOT A DREAM

IS NOT A DREAM

From the Euro Millions Foundation, in assistance with the North America lottery, we happily announce to you that we have confirmed your prize award of $33,000,000.00 at the International settlement Payment Center. Your Recorded Reference Number is: REF:127/EXD131/7D41. Your name is shortlisted among the few lucky winners of the Euro million played against the Government Public Record of your country.
You are entitled to the sum of $33,000,000.00 (Thirty Three Million Dollars) Payable to you by BANK INSTRUMENT in your name and will be delivered to you Via NEXT DAY FEDEX/DHL shipping courier company to your home address or issue you the Visa Card or MasterCard Electronic Bank ATM in your name. Which you can withdraw, $10.000.00 daily limit in any ATM in the world.
You are therefore advised to contact our Oversea Subscribers Agent (O.S.A) in United Kingdom to reconfirm your home address for delivery of your prize and to issue the certificate of prize award and other document related to your winnings.

CLAIM AGENT: Darren Gilmore,

Telephone: +(44)7459521039.

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