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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: "MICROWORLD CORPORATIONS:" (may be fake)
Date: Thu, 31 Oct 2019 18:49:03 +0100
Subject: Promo.

MICROWORLD CORPORATIONS:
CUSTOMER SERVICE:
MADRID - ESPANA.
REFERENCE NUMBER: MCW-009-D54-ES
BATCH NUMBER: MDC-2019- SM-005
TICKET NUMBERS: 4,7,21,24,29,36

OFFICIAL WINNING NOTIFICATION.
We are pleased to inform you of the released results of Microworld Promotion...
This is a promotional program organized by Microworld Corporations, in conjunction with the Foundation for the promotion of software products,
and use of email addresses. Held on tuesday 29th, october 2019, in Madrid, Spain.
Your email address won a cash award of Four hundred and ninety nine thousand two hundred and fifty euros (499,250.00 Euros)..
Contact Our Foreign Transfer Manager for claims with your winning details and your contact information.
Mrs. Helena Sanchez.
Email: micropromo@yahoo.com
Congratulations!!
Sincerely,
Rosa Martinez.

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