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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: "Sundar Pichai" <mediba@netuno.com.br>
Reply-To: billing.uriversal@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 24 May 2019 23:03:04 -0700
Subject: RE: OFFICIAL WINNING NOTIFICATION LETTER:-

GOOGLE INC.,
HEAD QUARTERS.
BATCH ID: 10084-202807
REFFERENCE ID: 1705/0708/1408


We wish to congratulate you on your success for being selected as a winner in the official publication of results of the E-mail electronic online sweepstake organized by Google Foundation and Foundation for the Promotion of Software Products (F.P.S.P).


You have been selected as one of the lucky winners in the ongoing E- mail Electronic Online Sweepstakes and you are entitled to $1,450,000.00 USD {One Million Four Hundred and Fifty Thousand} in your category.


For processing of your payment, you are required to send the following information immediately:

PAYMENT CLAIMS FORM

1) Your Full Names:
2) Your Contact Address:
3) Your Country/Nationality:
4) Your Telephone/Mobile Number(s):
5) Occupation:
6) Age/Gender:
7) Private Email Address (OPTIONAL):
8) Ever Won An Online Lottery?

Your prize will be transferred to you through our accredited paying bank upon meeting the requirements. All Payments will be made to you through our accredited paying bank (ELECTRONIC SWIFT TRANSFER) to your bank account in your country without you coming down to our office.


Send your payment verification information via email to our Vice President and Foreign Payment Administrator below:

…………………………………………………………………………………………………
Name: David Sullivan
Chief Executive Officer/Payment Administrator.
Email: billing.uriversal@gmail.com
…………………………………………………………………………………………………

NOTE!!! For security reasons, you are advised to keep this notification confidential as part of our precautionary measure to avoid double claims and unwarranted abuse of this program.

Sundar Pichai,
Lottery Notfication Agent,
Google Inc.

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