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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. António Guterres" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mguterres65@yahoo.com>
Date: Sun, 15 Jul 2018 15:56:37 +0100
Subject: ATTN, EMAIL OWNER. YOUR AWARD PRIZE $2000.000,00USD

Attn. Email Owner

This is to bring to your notice that $2000.000,00usd has been Awarded to your E-mail ID. Today being 14/07/2018 Promo, this promotion organized by UNITED NATIONS, and you are among the people that won this prize. Definitely you will receive your wining prize $2000.000,00usd by Atm Master Card.

Contact Ambassador Dr. Mrs. Lucy Tamlynof United States of America in Benin Republic as soon as possible for your wining prize of $2000.000,00usd Call Ambassador Dr. Mrs. Lucy Tamlyn on phone 00 229 93 39 86 6 and write him on his email address: lucytamlyn@yahoo.com, immedaitely for your package.

You are advised to contact our representative Ambassador Dr. Mrs. Lucy Tamlyn of United Nations in Benin Republic to send you, your ATM MASTER CARD $2000,000,00usd, Which you will be withdrawing $10,000 usd every day from any atm machine over there in your country, contact Ambassador Dr. Mrs. Lucy Tamlyn Today to avoid delay, Send him 1. You full Name, 2.Address, 3.Phone, 4.Age, 5.Copy of your ID, 6.Occupation.
Below is the Contact Information,

Ambassador Dr. Mrs. Lucy Tamlyn
Email: LTamlyn@counsellor.com
Email: lucytamlyn@yahoo.com
Tel (229) 93 39 86 6
Fax (229) 201-30 -50

Contact Ambassador Dr. Mrs. Lucy Tamlyn , He must send your wining prize ATM MASTER CARD $2000,000,00,usd to your address as you will provided,.This is urgent Call Ambassador Dr. Mrs. Lucy Tamlyn on phone 00 229 93 39 86 6, Hoping to hear from you as soon as you received your card.

Regards,
Mr. Antуnio Guterres
UN General Secretary (United Nations)
http://,un.org/sg/biography.shtml

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