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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: "ADMIN" <info@mail.com>
Reply-To: igdgd6@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 24 Dec 2020 06:54:32 -0800
Subject: RE:CLAIM NOTIFICATION


Re: Claim
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Your email has won a prize.
**********************************
Part Number: RDD-137-NGN
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Amount:$ 8,500,000 USD
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Terminals: World Wide
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=

Dear sir / madam,
=

Inline with the Public Service Reform Agenda of Random day Draws, I =41Cr. =
Nasir Hamide, Lottery Coordinator is directed to notify you that your emai=
l address won a cash =

prize $ 8,500,000 USD, (Eight Million five hundred Unitd State Dollars onl=
y), your email address was selected through random selection in our comput=
erized email =

selection system (CESS) from a database of over a million email addresses=
world wide.
=

Your email address was attached to the winning ID: ( 03Ex21Pa )
Please write down your winners ID, as stated above,and do not remove this m=
essage because of the important information contained in it.
=

This Promotional Lottery broadcast fight against poverty, charity care and =
social development throughout the world, and to encourage Internet users a=
cross the =

country. It's free Lottery Draw is proudly sponsored by Gill Gate, FIFA, =
Emirates, Sony, Visa, Coca-Cola, Hyundai, Kia Motors Adidas, etc.
=

For processing and verification of your payment in cash, click on the link =
below .and you will be directed on how to claim your Cash.
Click here : http://randomdaydraw.atspace.co.uk/
=

Once again , congratulations!
=

Sincerely,
=41Cr. Nasir Hamid
Lottery Coordinator

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