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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:
- "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)
- "qawc2022@outlook.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
- "qawc2022@outlook.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
- "qawc2022@outlook.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
- This email message is a fake lottery scam. Consider the following facts about real lotteries:
- They don't notify winners by email.
- You can't win without first buying a lottery ticket.
- They don't randomly select email addresses to award prizes to.
- They don't use free email accounts (Yahoo, Hotmail, etc) to communicate with you.
- They don't tell you to call a mobile phone number.
- They don't tell you to keep your winnings secret.
- They will never ask a winner to pay any fees to receive a prize!
Fraud email example:
From: "F.I.F.A-L.O.T.T.E.R.Y" <xxx@andaira.net>
Reply-To: qawc2022@outlook.com
Date: 07 Aug 2022 01:02:18 -0400
Subject: RE: YOU-WON-FIFA-QATAR-LOTTO=$800,000
P.O.Box 8044 Zurich,
Switzerland.
Tel: +41-(0)43 222 7788
Contact Person: Qatari Mustapha Abdullah
Send Email To: qawc2022@outlook.com
Dear Winner,
Please contact us for your winning amount of US$800,000.00 (Eight
Hundred Thousand US D0llars Only) in the FIFA-QATAR 2022 World
Cup Lottery Promotions. Kindly contact our FIFA Agent with all
necessary details as required below here. Please quote your
winning number: FIFA/QATAR-2022/QA88400.
Contact FIFA Agent:
Mr. Qatari Mustapha Abdullah
Email: qawc2022@outlook.com
You should send the following details to the FIFA agent's email
address above;
1) Full Names:
2) Mobile N0:
3) Country/Nationality:
4) Country Currently Living:
4) Male/Female:
5) Alternative/Other Email:
You have to reply and submit all necessary details immediately.
Failure to do this will lead to a huge loss of your winning
prize. Your winning prize must be kept confidential for security
reasons until you have received/claimed your winning prize.
Congratulations once again from our FIFA-Qatar 2022 Team!!!
Yours Faithfully,
Qatari Mustapha Abdullah
FIFA Headquarters.
Global Claims Center
Switzerland.
Email: qawc2022@outlook.com
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Notice: Kindly take note that in the event that you receive this
email notification more than once or twice, take note that our
online messaging system will/may continuously send the winning
notification to you as a constant reminder until you have claimed
your fund.
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