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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: "EUROMILLION ONLINE" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <herrsimonhendricks01@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 31 Oct 2020 11:15:45 +0100
Subject: OFFIZIELLE GEWINNBENACHRITIGUNG


Die EuroMillions LOTTERY PROMOTION
MADRID OFFICE
OFFIZIELLE MITTEILUNG
VON SITZ DES PRASIDENTEN
Die EuroMillions LOTTERY PROMOTION-GEWINNZUTEILUNG
REFERENZ NUMMER:[CCX-772-876-EM]
Batch Number: (1145/1983-022 /20)
OFFIZIELLE GEWINNBENACHRITIGUNG

Sehr Geehrte Gewinn

Wir sind verpflichtet, Ihnen mitteilen zu können das Ergebnis der gerechten abgeschlossen monatliche endgültig zieht der Die EuroMillions LOTTERY PROMOTION und Ihre e-Mail unter den glücklichen Gewinnern gewonnen €2.100.000,00 Euros für Sicherheit Grund, Lesen Sie die Anlage in PDF Formant für weitere Informationen bezüglich Ihres Gewinns

Bitte kontaktieren Sie Herr Josef Feldrich über Ihren Gewinn auf: Telefax: +0034 858 990 029

Mit freundlichen Grüßen

Maria Wilson
HEAD, ONLINE LOTTERY DEPARTMENT
Der Euro Millions LOTTERY PROMOTION
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