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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: "Mr. Hendric Gyan" <sweepstakersdt@gmail.com>
Reply-To: fenonward25@yandex.com
Date: Mon, 6 Dec 2021 14:11:59 +0200
Subject: You Have Been Compensated!


Good day,



The Camelot National Lottery Group wish to inform you that you have been
approved to receive a compensation fund of £500,000.00 [Five Hundred
Thousand British Pounds Sterling’s] as one of the scam victims who
qualified for 2021 annual program, your reference number are: XVX189298. To
claim the payment, kindly contact your claim agent immediately with bellow
information:

Claim Agent Name: Mr. Fen Onward.

E-mail: claimofficeinfo@yandex.com

TEL; +27 (0) 81 071 7767

Re-confirm your details to your payment agent as shown below
for immediate action.

1) Full Name:

2) Physical Address / City / Country Origin:

3) Telephone number:

4) Mobile Number:

5) Occupation:

6) Age



Best Regards

Mr. Hendric Gyan

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