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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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "million dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "00,000.00" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
This email message is a fake lottery scam. Consider the following facts about real lotteries:
1. They don't notify winners by email.
2. You can't win without first buying a lottery ticket.
3. They don't randomly select email addresses to award prizes to.
4. They don't use free email accounts (Yahoo, Hotmail, etc) to communicate with you.
5. They don't tell you to call a mobile phone number.
6. They don't tell you to keep your winnings secret.
7. They will never ask a winner to pay any fees to receive a prize!
This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- zumamatlida@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "PBL" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <zumamatlida@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 17 Dec 2019 00:09:10 -0800
Subject: Power Ball Lottery - Annual Promotional Draw

Power Ball Lottery - Annual Promotional Draw
1550 Princess Street
Kingston, ON, Canada, K7M 9E3
Attention: Customer AFRSA680
Ticket Number: A956475604545100
Ref: EAAL/851OYHI/19
Batch No. Lotto HLS6/49

Congratulations to you as we bring to your notice, the results of the First Category draws of E-MAIL LOTTERY, held on the 29th of November, 2019, in Ontario Canada, organized and sponsor by the Canadian and Moov, in conjunction with Powerball Lottery Annual Promotional Draw. This promotion was set-up by Gmail, Hotmail and Yahoo Network Solutions ® Client Inc, to encourage the users of Gmail account worldwide. We are happy to inform you that your valid email address attached to Ticket Number.: A9564 75604545 100, drew the Winning Number.: 09 13 42 48 60 with Hot Ball (18) have emerged a winner of a total sum of US$920,000.00(Nine Hundred and Twenty thousand United States Dollars) in cash credited to file No: HLS/160726000500008986/15, this is from a total cash prize of US$11,100,000.00 Million Dollars, shared amongst the first One Hundred and-ten (110) lucky winners in this category Worldwide.

Note that your lucky winning number falls within our afro representative office in (Parakou Benin Republic) as indicated in your electronic play coupon. Our African agent will immediately commence the process to facilitate the release of your funds as soon as you contact our African Agent office. All participants were selected World Wide through a computer ballot drawn system and extracted from over 10, 000, 00 companies and personal e-mails from Asia, Saudi Arabia, Africa, Europe, South America and North America. For security reasons, you are advised to keep your winning information confidential till your claims is processed and your money remitted to you in whatever manner you deem fit to claim your prize. This is part of our precautionary measure to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program by unscrupulous elements.

To file for your claim, please fill the form below and send it to our corresponding payment agent in South Africa who will handle your winnings processing for quick and urgent release of your fund to you.

Contact information is as follows;
MANAGER GRAPHIC TRUST AGENT REPRESENTATIVE OFFICER IN NORTH REPUBLIC BR
Name: Miss Matilda Zuma
Email: zumamatlida@gmail.com

1. Full Names: ……………………………………………………………………..
2. Country: …………………………………………………………………………
3. Contact Address: ………………………………………………………………
4. Phone/Fax Number: …………………………………………………………….
5. My Date of birth: …………………………………………………………………
6. Occupation: ………………………………………………………………………
7. Sex: ………………………………………………………………………………..
8. Marital Status: ……………………………………………………………………
9. Winning numbers: ……………………………………………………………..
10. Winning Email: …………………………………………………………………

Congratulations! Once more from all members and staff of this program that has ensured that you won this competition. Thank you for being part of our promotional lottery program

Yours Sincerely,
Ms. Suzanna Atkins (Sec. Zonal Co-coordinator.)

NOTE to confirm that you have the winning number for the draw date, Friday November 29, 2019, do confirm under,
https://www.powerball.com/games/hot-lotto

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