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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: "Comindware Tracker" <sdlvin@yandex.com>
Date: 7 Aug 2019 01:15:06 +0000
Subject: You have been invited to try Comindware Tracker.


       ( 2019 AMBER WINNER)TICKET RESULT: #10313155) > WINNING NO: 31OTP11071 > ( ISSUING DATE - 06- 08 -2019 0:03:37 ) YOU WHERE ALLOTTED THE TOTAL SUM OF $1,000,860.00 FROM OUR JUST CONCLUDED AMBER-PREMIUM QLIK SILVER AWARDS LOTTERY FREE PROMO. SEND AN E-MAIL TO : CLAIMS FIDUCIARY AGENT: MRS. RUTHNEY BERTCH E-MAIL HER ON: ( ruthneybertch@representative.com ) ( ruthneybertch@representative.com ) THIS E-MAIL IS SENT BY ON BEHALF OF AMBER-PREMIUM QLIK SILVER AWARDS. ALL PROMOTIONAL FULFILLMENT IS THE SOLE ============================================================================================= RESPONSIBILITY OF THE OWNER OF THE PROGRAM. PLEASE RESPOND ACCORDINGLY TO THE DETAILED MESSAGE BELOW: WE HAVE BEEN TRYING TO REACH YOU - PLEASE RESPOND! CONGRATULATIONS!!! PAYMENT METHOD OPTIONS: - (BANK CHEQUE/ ELECTRONIC ONLINE PAYMENT) (YOU WILL RECEIVE $1,000,860.00 USD.) ============================================================================================ FROM: AMBER PREMIUM SILVER QLIK AWARDS TEAM I can be reached at or by email at ruthneybertch@representative.com Please let me know if there are any questions with regards to the invoice Ticket Voucher File order no:#10313155, so that I can assist with anything else. Thanks. Administrator   invites you to join Comindware so you can get some work done together.

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Please click or follow the link in this message to start creating your Comindware Tracker account.
URL: http://pqlkbboxbe.na1.comindware.net/Home/Invitation?key=lEJVROZqiWYC&email=ataylor@atsecure.net&date=2019-08-07


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