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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: "Welt lotterie Inc" <office@glanzerhof.at>
Reply-To: robertschristopherdesk@gmail.com
Date: Sun, 19 Nov 2017 06:03:08 -0800
Subject: Re: Aw: Welt Lotterie Inc.


- This mail is in HTML. Some elements may be ommited in plain text. -

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA LOTTO INC.
WORLD INTERNET LOTTO CENTRE NEW YORK
FROM:INTERNATIONAL PROMOTION / PRIZE AWARD DEPT.
PROMOTING INTERNET USAGE OVER THE GLOBE

Sehr geehrter jwspamspy@pobox.com ,

Glückwünsche!! Wir freuen uns, Ihnen mitteilen zu können, dass Sie den US-amerikanischen Online Lottery Award in Höhe von 1.000.000 USD (eine Million US-Dollar) gewonnen haben.
Ihre aktive E-Mail-Adresse, die an die computergenerierte Ticketnummer angehängt ist: BH 80689433 6743 mit der Referenznummer US / KA2C330EN5 hat den Preis der US-Lotterie 2. Kategorie gewonnen.
Wenden Sie sich unverzüglich an unsere Treuhänder, um die Freigabe Ihres Lotteriepreises zu beginnen, indem Sie die folgenden Details angeben:

Full name:
Home Address:
Job:
To change:
Date of birth
Phone:
Country:
reference number:
Ticket number:


Kontaktieren Sie unseren akkreditierten Agenten mit den folgenden Informationen für Ihren Lotterieanspruch:

U.S Lottery Treuhandschadensabteilung
Dr. Robert Christopher
Tel +1(360) 807-5509
Address: 128 N Kansas Avenue Topeka, KS 66603
Email:
Robertschristopherdesk@gmail.com

Danke und Gratulation noch einmal!

Yours faithfully
Frau Angela M Johnson
(Online Coordinator)
U.S Lottery International Promotion Inc.

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