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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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Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Marquez jemenez" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <unclaimoffice@collector.org>
Date: Thu, 13 Aug 2020 04:16:49 -0700
Subject: SECRETARIA DE GENERAL CONSUMO Y JUEGO


Mr/mrs,

We are officially writing you from the Spanish Central Bank of Spain via the Gaming Control Board España with the reference security file Nº : INV/40-1020GAME/2020/ESPAÑA that your prize Money of €1,250,000.00cent(One Million two hundred and fifty thousand euros only.) is still pending to be claim on the processing of administrative disciplinary proceedings initiated for contemplated in Law 13/2011, of May 27, on gambling regulation, all the attempts made to notify you about your prize money was proved abortive, during this period of not claiming your fund(Prize Money) a short term investment was initiated on your money, as payout was temporarily ON, as accumulated interest and profit amounting to €4,388,000.00cent(Four million three hundred and eighty-eight thousand only).
The investors have made several legitimate claim attempts to claim and possess your winning money. Hence, an investigation was initiated on the issue, and discoved that you are the true beneficiary of this fund.
As the legal period for the short term investment has been completed payout instruction has been approved.
Is important you contact the following officer (Directorate General for the Regulation of Gambling)

Sincerely,

Mr. Marquez jemenez
Jef Directorate General for the Regulation of Gambling.
Email address : marquezjemenezjef@gmail.com

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