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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: "Mrs. Michelle Schultz " <admin@look.ca>
Date: Wed, 08 Apr 2020 08:46:36 +0900
Subject: Re: Ontario 49 Award Notification:::::

Attn: Winner,

We happily announce to you the draw of Canadian National Lottery
online Sweepstakes International program held this year 2020.

Your Email Identity was one of the selected email all over the world
in the lottery draw and it comes out one of the lucky winning number
that won you 1 Million Canadian Dollars.

For the process of your winning,you are advice to contact our
fiduciary agent with the details below for your payment.

Name: Mr. Howard Boyer .

Email: lotterycustomercarecentr@foresites.ca

Yours in service,
Mrs Michelle Schultz
[Publicity Secretary]

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