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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: FCD Office <au.dss10@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 29 Sep 2022 18:37:47 -0700
Subject: Re; Official Prize Winning Alert.

FROM THE SEAT OF THE PRESIDENT
INTERNATIONAL LOTTO/BONO LOTTO PROGRAM
MADRID OFFICE-OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTION PRIZE ALLOCATION
REFERENCE NUMBER: ESl57/954563381/ILBLP

Attn; Dear Winner.

The prestigious Euromillion/Microsoft organized a sweepstakes marking
the middle of the year 2022 centenary. We rolled out €55,377,895.00
(FIFTY-FIVE MILLION, THREE HUNDRED & SEVENTY-SEVEN THOUSAND, EIGHT
HUNDRED AND NINETY-FIVE EURO) for our end of the year anniversary
draws.

This is a scientific computer game in which email addresses selected
from many countries were used. It is a promotional program aimed at
rewarding internet users, therefore YOU DO NOT NEED TO BUY TICKET TO
PARTICIPATE IN IT.

This result was initially delayed due to mixed up of numbers and
addresses and were finally released on September 28, 2022 and your
E-mail address attached to ticket number with serial Batch numbers:
810/051/ZY479/ES and drew the Ref: ES/71120X5/99 which won you
{€2,407, 734.00 (TWO MILLION, FOUR HUNDRED & SEVEN THOUSAND, SEVEN
HUNDRED AND THIRTY FOUR EURO}.

CONGRATULATIONS!!

You are advised to confidentially keep the winning data until you
receive your lump prize in your account. This is a protective measure
to avoid double claiming by people that are monitoring the program as
we have had cases like this in the past.
Please contact EuroMillion payment co-coordinator and fill the FORM below;

Antonio Lorenzo.
Email: info.atlorenzo@yandex.kz

FULL NAMES:...........................................
PRIVATE PHONE NUMBER.................................
ADDRESS:................................................
DATE OF BIRTH:....................................
SEX:....................................................
OCCUPATION:.............................................
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN.......................................

Sincerely,

Dr. Alfredo Vaccaro
Head of online lottery department.
The EuroMillion LOTTERY PROMOTION.
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