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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: Perry Roddrick <perryroddrick@lottery.co.uk>
Reply-To: Perry Roddrick <renataapsilva@bol.com.br>
Date: 17 Jan 2020 00:51:46 -0800
Subject: Unclaimed Lottery

Confidential Email sent to: gordon@garb.com

My name is Mr Perry Roddrick a UK National Lottery staff. I have a winning ticket which was sold to underage by the retailer and the underage lucky winner can't claim the prize. The unclaimed prize in our company which i will like you to claim, i will make it possible for you to claim it by changing the purchase information in our company's data. I can't use my relation for such deal because of the company's policy. If you are serious and interested, get back to me ASAP because there is a deadline for the claim and i will instruct you on how to go for the claim and i promise you 100% success. Please keep this confidential for the safety of my job.

I await your fast response asap to detail you on how to go about the claim.

Regards,


Perry Roddrick

Head, IT Department
UK National Lottery

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