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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:

This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "claims agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
- ",000,000" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "00,000.00" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
This email message is a fake lottery scam. Consider the following facts about real lotteries:
1. They don't notify winners by email.
2. You can't win without first buying a lottery ticket.
3. They don't randomly select email addresses to award prizes to.
4. They don't use free email accounts (Yahoo, Hotmail, etc) to communicate with you.
5. They don't tell you to call a mobile phone number.
6. They don't tell you to keep your winnings secret.
7. They will never ask a winner to pay any fees to receive a prize!
This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- mrricharddouglas055@yahoo.co.jp (Yahoo, Japan; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: National Lottery <paymastergeneral22@gmail.com>
Reply-To: mrricharddouglas055@yahoo.co.jp
Date: Thu, 20 Jan 2022 10:07:48 +0100
Subject: Congratulations! you've won a lottery prize.

National Lottery (Ireland)
Abbey Street Lower,
Dublin 1, Ireland.
Registered no: 260762
Our Ref: IRISH-NL7593964/IE

Congratulations. You're a National Lottery Winner!

Attention: Email Address Owner,

We congratulate you following the official publication of results for
Irish National Lottery EuroMillions Online Promotional Games, held at
20:45 CET on Tuesday 18th January 2022, in which your email address
won a cash prize of â‚¬2,000,000.00 (Two Million Euros) via free draw
ticket numbers: 00880-08068-00000-58112-05125-87120.

This Might Come as a Surprise to you. Please Read The Following
Message Carefully As It Explains How You Won The Lottery Prize Without
Buying A Lottery Ticket.

NOTE: Irish National Lottery Online Games is a promotional game to
encourage ONLINE LOTTERY PARTICIPATION.

The Irish National Lottery is an incredibly popular form of gambling,
offering people the chance to win life-changing sums of money. There
are a range of different lotteries available to the public, and thanks
to the rise of online gambling, these games are now accessible to
people from different locations around the world.

The Irish National Lottery has gained popularity in Europe and every
other parts of the world for many different reasons, the main reason
being that it offers free online games and has good odds in comparison
to other European lotteries.

This Online Lottery Game takes place via computer random selection, NO
TICKETS WERE SOLD, but all active email addresses were assigned to
different entry ticket numbers for representation and privacy. Your
e-mail address was attached in World Wide Web: Internet and Web
Information Systems, which generated free-entry (Ticket) Numbers:
00880-08068-00000-58112-05125-87120 and Reference number:
NL/47509/01/22, which drew the Winning Numbers: (03) (12) (19) (24)
(30) + Lucky Stars: (02) (05) that won you the cash prize of
â‚¬2,000,000.00 (Two Million Euros) in 2nd category i.e match 5 online
jackpot results.

This Free Lottery Game was drawn through computer random balloting
from a database of over 450,000 active internet users around the
world, who subscribed to GOOGLEMAIL, YAHOOMAIL, MSN, HOTMAIL, AOL,
GMAIL, COMCAST, REDIFFMAIL, BIGPOND, WEBMAIL DOMAIN Email Addresses
and other MICROSOFT Custom Domain Email Addresses. along with social
media networks like Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Skype, LinkedIn,
Pinterest, WhatsApp and Reddit.

You are entitled to claim a prize amount of â‚¬2,000,000.00 (Two Million
Euros) in cash. This is from a total cash prize of â‚¬38,216,700.00
(Thirty eight Million, Two hundred and Sixteen thousand, Seven hundred
Euros) Shared amongst the twenty-three (23) lucky winners in their
respective draw categories.

TO CLAIM YOUR PRIZE: You are required to contact a National Lottery
representative (CLAIMS AGENT) and Provide/Submit the information
mentioned below, for verification and processing of your
claim/payments.

1. Your Full Name:_______________________________ ?
2. Residence Address:_____________________________________?
3. Country:___________________________?
4. Age: __________ Gender: ________?
5. Telephone Numbers:____________________?

6. Free-Draw Ticket Numbers: 00880-08068-00000-58112-05125-87120
7. Reference Numbers: NL/47509/01/22
8. Date of Draw: Tuesday 18th January 2022
9. Winning Numbers: (03) (12) (19) (24) (30) + Lucky Stars: (02) (05)
10.Amount won: â‚¬2,000,000.00 (Two Million Euros)

Contact the National Lottery representative (CLAIMS AGENT) through the
email address listed below.

Mr. Richard Douglas (Prize Claims Agent)
National Lottery Regional Prize Claims Centre Belfast -UK
E-mail: mrricharddouglas055@yahoo.co.jp

Important information:
Lottery winners are advised to keep their winning information's
strictly confidential until the free-draw ticket is validated, I.e.
you are advised to keep your winning details private until your claim
is processed and your prize money payout to you. This is part of our
security protocol to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of
this program.

On behalf of the Staffs and Management Team of Irish National Lottery,
we congratulate you on winning the lottery!

Yours Sincerely,

Ms. Colleen A. Darragh,
Lottery Co-coordinator
Online Promotional Award Inc.
National Lottery (Ireland)

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