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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: Mrs. Dionne Warwick<robot@nationalairparts.com.au>
Reply-To: chrisdavenport182@yandex.com
Date: 04 Jan 2019 02:30:29 +0000
Subject: Thank you for being part of our promotional program

Good Day

NOTE: If you received this message in your SPAM/BULK folder, that
is because of the restrictions implemented by your Internet
Service Provider, we urge you to treat it genuinely.

2018 MICROSOFT EMAIL AWARD INTERNATIONAL WORLD INTERNET AWARD
CENTER

FROM: INTERNATIONAL PROMOTION / PRIZE AWARD DEPT. PROMOTING
INTERNET USAGE OVER THE GLOBE (WE ENCOURAGE GLOBALIZATION)

REF: CIL/231-FMI0431/09
BATCH: IPD/15/096/PTNL
RE: CONGRATULATIONS NOTICE

Sir/Madam

We are pleased to inform you of the result of the Lottery Winners
International programs held on the 28th of December 2018. Your e-
mail (dwood@vcn.bc.ca) address attached to ticket number
20592465897-1287 with serial number 972-971003 drew lucky numbers
8-66-97-22-46-88 which consequently won in the 3nd category, you
have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out of
CONGRATULATIONS!!!

Due to mix up of some numbers and names, we ask that you keep
your winning Information very confidential till your claims has
been processed and your Prize/money Remitted to you. This is part
of our security protocol to avoid double Claiming and
unwarranted abuse of this program by some participants. All
participants were selected through a computer ballot system
drawn from over 200,000,000 company and 300,000,000 individual
email addresses and names From all over the world. This
promotional program takes place annually.

We hope with part of your winning you will take part in our next
year international AWARD. To file for your claim, please contact
our/your fiduciary agent. contact our/your fiduciary agent

Mr. Chris Davenport
CITY GATE TRUST AGENCY
Tel:(+1) 518-6321381
Email: chrisdavenport182@yandex.com

Furthermore, should there be any change of address do inform our
agent as soon as possible. Congratulations once more from our
members of staff and thank you for being part of our promotional
program.

Sincerely Yours,

Mrs. Dionne Warwick

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