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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: yayaw bent <bent.yayaw@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 16 Jan 2018 21:04:04 +0100
Subject: Congratulations!! Once again

EURO-MILLIONS DRAW®/AOL



LOTTERY DEPARTMENT



210 North Main Street



Ames, NE 68621, USA







Attention Lucky Winner,



We happily announce to you the result of the Lotto Draw in conjunction
with AOL Power-ball prize held last week. Your e-mail address attached
to ticket number: {Aol009us/awp-lax1182/09} with Ref. Number
{Aol991327820} drew the lucky number: {Aol917701116000}, which
subsequently won you the lottery in the 5th category.





You are therefore, been approved to claim a total sum of $1,000,000.00
in cash, to file for claim just use this code: {KPC/MFI/06/APA-43658}



The Power-ball draw takes place every Wednesday and Saturday evening
in the US, which equates to approximately 4am on Thursday and Sunday
mornings this side of the pond.



Our biggest jackpot records $656 million (about £493 million) for
POWER-BALL DRAW/AOL ® CORPORATION. The biggest Million jackpot that
went to a winner in last year August 22 2017 drawing of The Big Game,
Mega Millions' predecessor.



Note: All participants were selected randomly from World Wide Website
through computer draw system and extracted from over 100,000 email
addresses globally.



This promotion takes place weekly and the jackpot winner is announced
twice every week; you are advised to keep your winning information
confidential till your prize is remitted to you.



This is part of our precautionary measure to avoid double claiming and
unwarranted abuse of this program by some unscrupulous elements.
"Please be warned".



To file for your claim immediately, contact our fiduciary agent with
below information and claim your prize.



Contact Person: -

Name: Mr. Steve Case



Fiduciary Agent POWERBALL DRAW/AOL® Lottery Coordinator



Email: mrstevecase@yahoo.com



Tel :+(1) 601 873 1230



Do email him at once with the below claim's requirements:



1. FULL NAME: ............................



2. RESIDENTIAL ADDRESS: ....................



3. PHONE/FAX NUMBERS: ......................



4. OCCUPATION: .............................



5. MARITAL STATUS: .........................



6. NATIONALITY: ...........................



7. NEXT OF KIN: ...........................



WARNING! Winners shall not exceed 14 days from the date of Draw
Notification to claim their money. Any prize not claimed within this
period will be forfeited. All winning information should be private &
confidential for security reasons!



Congratulations!! Once again



Regards,



Agent Head of Customer Care Service



Copyright © 2017 EURO-MILLIONS POWER-BALL/AOL DRAW

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