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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: "PRIMITIVA SWEEPSTAKE LOTTERY/INTERNATIONAL PROGRAM" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <michaelsims1963@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 10 Nov 2017 10:40:54 +0100
Subject: RE: AWARD NOTIFICATION, FINAL NOTICE!!!


We are pleased to inform you of the release of the results of the PRIMITIVA SWEEPSTAKE LOTTERY/INTERNATIONAL PROGRAM held on the 4TH OF November, 2017. The results were released on the 6TH OF November, 2017.
Your name attached to ticket number 031-1127-841 with serial number 3214-07 drew the lucky numbers of 09-22-37-39-41-49-19-2 which consequently won in the 3rd category.
You have therefore been approved for a lump payout of €950,210 (NINE HUNDRED AND FIFTY THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED AND TEN EUROS.) in cash credited to file REF ? UIT/7721458/07 This is from a total cash prize of €10,468,770.00 (TEN MILLION, FOUR HUNDRED AND SIXTY EIGHT THOUSAND, SEVEN HUNDRED AND SEVENTY EUROS.) shared among the seventeen (17) international winners in this category. CONGRATULATIONS.

To begin your claim, please contact your claim agent, MICHAEL SIMS Foreign Operations Manager, GRUPO LIBERTY SEGUROS S.A On TEL: 0034-634-030-093 FAX: 0034-917-915-433 EMAIL: michaelsims1963@gmail.com, for processing and remittance of your prize money to a designated bank account of your choice.

NOTE: SEE THE ATTACHED FILES FOR MORE INFORMATION

HUGO ANTONIO
VICE PRESIDENT

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