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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: British Samsung Company <info@divinetym.com>
Reply-To: <samsung.electronic@outlook.com>
Date: Wed, 9 Oct 2019 13:55:53 -0600
Subject: SAMSUNG COMPANY,

SAMSUNG COMPANY
PO BOX 1010, LIVERPOOL
L70 1NL, UNITED KINGDOM
These are your identification numbers:
Ticket Number: 011425896/2019
Serial Number: 3872/506
Lucky Numbers: 7/4/88/28/01/40.
Dear: Lucky Winner:

This is to inform you that your Email have won (£1 Millions Pounds) from the Samsung Company United Kingdom which is organized by Samsung Company in conjunction with Chevron Texaco Oil and Gas Company, “Your Email Address" were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from Nine hundred thousand email from Canada, Australia, United States, Asia, Europe, Middle East, Africa and Oceanic as part of our international program which is conducted annually, 20 people was selected as our winners, Through electronic ballot System without the winner applying.
VERIFICATION AND FUNDS RELEASE FORM:-KINDLY SEND YOUR DETAILS TO THIS EMAIL ID: (samsung.electronic@outlook.com / samsungwindept@gmail.com) FOR THE RELEASE OF YOUR FUND IN TIME:

1. Full Name:
2. Full Address:
3. Occupation:
4. Age:
5. Sex:
6. Mobile Number:
7. State:
8. Country:
9 Winning Email:

EVENT – MANAGER
SAMSUNG MOBILE COMPANY
EMAIL – samsung.electronic@outlook.com / samsungwinpromosept@gmail.com

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