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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: Ameriacaonline Foundation <euroamericanonlinelotto@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 15 Nov 2020 23:18:09 -0800
Subject: Congratulations!! Once again

EURO-MEGAMILLIONS/AMERICA ON-LINE DRAW®
LOTTERY DEPARTMENT
2645 Long Lake Road
Roseville, MN 55113, USA


Attention Lucky Winner,

we hereby bring to your notice the result of online-email Lotto Draw
held last week. Your email address attached to ticket number: {AEUPB
009US/awp-lax1182/21} with Ref. Number {AEUPB991327821} drew the lucky
number: {USol917701116000}, which won to you the lottery in the 5th
category of this system of lottery that goes only with email
addresses, our commission newly introduced this to assist people
because of COVID-19 PANDEMIC.

You are therefore approved to claim a sum of $1,000,000.00 in cash, to
file for claim just use this code: {KPC/MFI/06/AOL-43658}

The Euro Million/Powerball lotto draw takes place twice every week in
the United States and Europe, the largest EuroMillions prize in the
United States is that of 2019 - and the third biggest win of all time
- March 2019 when Wisconsin had a record-setting $768.4 Million
jackpot winner while the biggest lottery prize in UK history is the
£161m EuroMillions jackpot won by North Ayrshire couple Chris and
Colin Weir in 2011. In August 2012, Adrian and Gillian Bayford, from
Haverhill, Suffolk, won more than £148m.

Note: You did not buy ticket for this winning in this last category
because all participants were selected randomly from World Wide Email
Websites through computer draw system and extracted from over 1,
000,000 email addresses globally.

This promotion takes place weekly and the jackpot winner is announced
twice every week; you are advised to keep your winning information
confidential until your prize is remitted to you. It is part of our
precautionary measure to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse
of this program by some unscrupulous elements. "Please be warned".

To file for your claim immediately, direct your reply to our fiduciary
agent and claim your prize.

Contact Person: -
Name: Agent George Robert Gill
Fiduciary Agent POWER-BALL DRAW/AOL® Lottery Coordinator

Do email him the bellow information to claim your prize:

1. FULL NAME: ............................
2. RESIDENTIAL ADDRESS: ....................
3. PHONE OR FAX NUMBER: ......................
4. NATIONALITY: ...........................

WARNING! Winners shall not exceed 14 days from the date of this Draw
Notification to claim their Prize. Any prize not claimed within this
period will be forfeited. All winning information should be private &
confidential for security reasons!

Congratulations!! Once again

Regards,
Agent Head of Customer Care Service
Copyright©2020 EURO-MEGA-MILLIONS

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