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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: Samsung Company <info@divinetym.com>
Reply-To: <samsung_c_electronic@outlook.com>
Date: Fri, 7 May 2021 23:20:17 -0700
Subject: Waiting for your quick response.

85 Challenger Road Ridgefield Park,
NJ 07660 United States.
These are your identification numbers:
Ticket Number: 011425896/2019
Serial Number: 3872/506
Lucky Numbers: 7/4/88/28/01/40.

Dear: Lucky Winner:

This is to inform you that your Email have won ($1 Millions Dollar) from the Samsung Company United States which is organized by Samsung Company in conjunction with Chevron Texaco Oil and Gas Company, “Your Email Address" were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from Nine hundred thousand email from Canada, Australia, United States, Asia, Europe, Middle East, Africa and Oceanic as part of our international program which is conducted annually. Through electronic ballot System without the winner applying.

We have launched this campaign as an emergency response to help provide a safety net to casual labour families. With this fund, we aim to directly support these families by providing a minimum wage in cash, hopefully with your support till the virus abates and they are in employment again.

VERIFICATION AND FUNDS RELEASE FORM:-KINDLY SEND YOUR DETAILS TO THIS EMAIL ID: (samsung_c_electronic@outlook.com) FOR THE RELEASE OF YOUR FUND IN TIME:

1. Full Name:
2. Full Address:
3. Occupation:
4. Age:
5. Sex:
6. Mobile Number:
7. State:
8. Country:
9 Winning Email:

EVENT – MANAGER
SAMSUNG COMPANY
EMAIL samsung_c_electronic@outlook.com

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