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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: "Ibarra Jones Smarth" (may be fake)
Date: Sun, 18 Oct 2020 04:09:24 +0200
Subject: GOOD NEW!

From The Yahoo & window Live
International 
124 Stockport Road, Long sight,
Manchester M60 2DB – United kingdom
 
ATTENTION DEAR LUCKY WINNER!!!
 
This is to notify You that Your email address had just?won You a YAHOO &
WINDOWS LIVE prize of?(TWO MILLION, FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND
BRITISH POUNDS) (GBP£2, 500, 000.00) on the 16th February, 2017.
The selection process was carried out through random selection in our
computerized email selection machine (TOPAZ) from a database of over
250,000 email addresses drawn from all the continents of the world and your
winning category falls within Email category so you are to claim your Prize
through our United Kingdom claim Lawyer.
 
This Lottery is approved by the UK/Asian Gaming Board and also Licensed
by the International Association of Gaming Regulators (IAGR).This lottery is
the 4th of its kind and we intend to sensitize the public.
 
Payment of Prize and Claim.
Winners are to be paid accordingly in the Settlement Center.?This Prize
Award must be claimed in less than 30 days from the date of draw
notification after which unclaimed prizes are cancelled.
 
 
WINNER NO: 3
these?are your identification numbers:
Batch Number: MFI/06/ASA-778658
Reference Number:2009244533
Pin & Security code: Number:  1291
These numbers fall within UK, & Asian?files. Thus, you are requested to
contact?our fiduciary Lawyer(Esq Ibarra Jones) and send your winning
identification numbers to him:
 
Kindly?send the following information to your claim Lawyer/agent to
facilitate the release of your Prize

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