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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: "Ruth Porat" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <androidcashsplashpromo2028@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 7 Feb 2019 16:33:23 -0000
Subject: Please inform us as soon as you receive this message.!

Please ignore the anti-spam message if you receive it with this prime message,your response will make us comfirm your email is valid.
 
 
We are Celebrating a decade of the world's most popular operating system (Android's first ten years) You entered your information in one of our In-App Ads for the Android Cash Splash Promo and we are using this medium to officially notify you that the result of the promo was recently released as shown below:
We are happy to inform you that you are our second prize winner of 500,000.00 USD (Five hundred thousand United States Dollars) in the 2019 promo. Your ticket number is 128726839AD. Please take note of your ticket number as it will be needed for verification.
To receive your money, winners are expected to reply this email with the following information for verification:
1. Your Full Names
2. Residential address
3. Mobile number
4. Email address
5. Ticket number
Our bank will transfer your money to you via wire transfer. You will receive the transfer of 500,000.00 USD in your bank account within 2-3 business days.
You won big at this promo because you are our valuable customer. Be happy and keep using Android. Let us know if you wish to decline the receipt of your 500,000.00 USD so that the opportunity will be given to another Android user.
WARNING: Because of numerous fraudulent schemes going around the internet, confidentiality should be accorded at all times. You are advised to keep this information confidential to avoid mix up and false claims. Android Inc will not be responsible for errors due to false claims.
Please inform us as soon as you receive your money
Congratulations!!!!!
Ruth Porat
Chief Financial Officer
Google Inc.
United States Of America

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