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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: "Dr. Annette Clarke" <notification@knownbyx144.usa.cc>
Reply-To: diplomatchurchillwilliams@undelservice.com
Date: Tue, 25 Sep 2018 21:20:17 +0500
Subject: CONGRATULATION YOU HAVE WON




THE EURO MILLIONS LOTTERY PROMOTION
ONLINE LOTTERY DEPARTMENT
Reference Number (CCX-772-876-EM)
Date: 25/9/2018


WINNING NOTIFICATION


We are obliged to announce to you the result of the just concluded
monthly final draws of the Euro Millions Online Lottery Promotion and your
email was among the 40 Lucky winners who won 800,000.00 Euros (Eight
Hundred Thousand Euros) each on the Euro Millions Online Lottery Promotion
Dated Friday 21st of September 2018, This is from the total prize money of
42 Million Euros that will be hared among the 20 lucky winners and you are
extremely lucky to be one of the lucky winners, therefore you are
instantly qualified and eligible to receive a total prize money of
800,000.00 Euros (Eight Hundred Thousand Euros) following the results we
released yesterday and your email is attached to Reference Number
(CCX-772-876-EM) Ticket Number (343-221-8756) and Ballot Serial Number
(454-17) and Lucky Star Number (3)(7)among others.

The online draws was conducted by a random selection of email addresses
from an exclusive list of 290,600 E-mail addresses of individuals and
corporate bodies picked by an advanced automated random computer search
from the Internet. However, no tickets were sold but all email addresses
were assigned to different ticket numbers for representation and privacy.
The selection process was carried out through random selection of our
computerized email selection machine (TOPAZ) from a database of over
290,000 email addresses drawn from all the Continents.

This Lottery program was duly approved by the UK National Lottery and also
Licensed by the The International Association of Gaming Regulators
(I.A.G.R). This lottery is the 3rd of its kind and we intend to sensitized
the general public of this wonderful initiative. As indicated by the
computerized selection machine, your Lucky Star Numbers falls within our
West Africa Fiduciary Agent in Accra,Ghana and for your security, you are
advised to keep your winning details private until your claim is
processed and your prize money remitted to you in whatever manner you deem
fit.

To claim your prize money, kindly fill the form below and forward same to
our Fiduciary Agent for final verification, afterward you will be directed
to the Security Company where the sum of 800,000.00 Euros (Eight Hundred
Thousand Euros) has already been deposited in your favor.

YOUR FULL NAME:....................................
AGE:........................................
SEX:................................
FULL ADDRESS:....................
EMAIL:....................................
CONTACT TELEPHONE...................
FAX NUMBER:.........................
OCCUPATION:......................
AMOUNT WON.........
COUNTRY:..............................
Scanned Copy of your Drivers License or International Passport.

Contact Person: Diplomat Churchill Williams
E-mail address: diplomatchurchillwilliams@undelservice.com
Tel: +233238370648

It is worthy of note to keep your winning details away from the general
public, especially your Lucky Star Number to avoid any discrepancies as
Euro Millions shall not be held responsible of any false claims and its
consequences.

The entire staffs and Management Team of the Euro Millions Online Lottery
Promotion wish to congratulate you for this lucky jackpot and please spend
the money prudently.


GOOD LUCK!

Yours faithfully,
Dr. Annette Clarke
HEAD, ONLINE LOTTERY DEPARTMENT
THE EURO MILLIONS LOTTERY PROMOTION

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