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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: "Teresa Marie Roberts" <>
Reply-To: mikejohnsonllltt@gmail.com
Date: Sat, 17 Nov 2018 09:30:52 -0800
Subject: National Lottery Winning Notification !!!


The National Lottery
Office Address: 61-70 Southampton Row,
Bloomsbury London United Kingdom WC1B 4AR.
REFERENCE NO: MSW-L/200-
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We are happy to inform you via email that your email address emerged winner=
in the National Lottery Electronic mail jackpot during National Lottery an=
nual global random draw winning that took place in Atlanta USA, Your active=
e-mail address attached to our computer data base during the annual random=
draw generated winning ticket number : 56475600545188 as winnner of =A31.5=
million great British Pounds in the National Lottery second category propo=
rtion draw.
For security reasons we advise winners to keep winning information confide=
ntial until they receive their winning, this is part of our protective secu=
rity measures to avoid claiming of your winning by third party with fake id=
entity. For more details about your winning prize contact the fiduciary age=
nt Mr. Mike Johnson for immediate processing of your winning by filling in =
the information below
Full Name :
Home Address :
Gender :
Occupation :
Nationality
Age :
Telephone Number :
Mr. Mike Johnson
Foreign Service Manager
Watford Regional Centre
Tolpits Lane, Watford WD18 9RN .ENGLAND
E-mail: mikejohnsonsttx@gmail.com
Congratulations
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Online Co-coordinator
Teresa Marie Roberts
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Disclaimer- The information in this email is confidential and may be legall=
y privileged. It is intended solely for the address and others authorized t=
o receive it. If you are not the intended recipient any disclosure copying,=
distribution or action taken in reliance on its content is prohibited and =
may be unlawful.

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