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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: Dennis Douglas <kevinotafe111@gmail.com>
Reply-To: dennisdauglas4allcontinents@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 10 Jun 2020 03:27:05 -0700
Subject: YOU ARE A WINNER OF OUR ONLINE LOTTERY!!!

*ALL NATION ONLINE LOTTERY NOTIFICATION RESULTS UPDATE!(2020 MEGA-DRAW
WINNER)7 14 18 28 45Attn: Email Account Holder,We are pleased to inform
you of the result of the Lottery Winners International programs held on the
8th of June 2020. Your e-mail id attached to ticket number 27522465896-6453
with serial number 3772-554 drew lucky numbers 7-18-28-31-45 which
consequently won in the second category. You have therefore been approved
for a lump sum pay out of $1,500,000usd (One Million Five Hundred Thousand
Dollars Only).CONGRATULATIONS! Due to mix up of some numbers and names, we
ask that you keep your winning information confidential until your claims
has been processed and your money remitted to you. This is part of our
security protocol to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this
program by some participants.All participants were selected through a
computer ballot system drawn from over 90,500,000 individual email
addresses from all over the world. This promotional program takes place
every new year. This lottery was promoted and sponsored by eminent
personalities.To file your claim, please contact our fiduciary agents:
Dennis Douglas of ALL CONTINENT ONLINE LOTTERY, African Continent.
Telephone number: +234 818-213-8604, Fax Line: +234 7921452, Email:
dennisdauglas4allcontinents@gmail.com
<dennisdauglas4allcontinents@gmail.com>Remember, all winnings must be
claimed not later than 4th of July 2020. After this date all unclaimed
funds will be included in the next stake. To avoid unnecessary delays and
complications, remember to quote your reference numbers and batch numbers
in all correspondence to our fiduciary agents. Furthermore, should there be
any changes of your address, please do inform our agents as soon as
possible.Congratulations once more from our members of staff and thank you
for being part of our promotional program.Note: Anybody under the age of 18
is automatically disqualified.Sincerely yours,Stella Phillips(Program
Co-coordinator)ALL CONTINENT ONLINE LOTTERY/INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS. *

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