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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: "US ONLINE LOTTERY INT'L" <staff.msgb11@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 8 Oct 2022 16:30:03 +0100
Subject: DEAR LUCKY LOTTO JACKPOT WINNER

YOUR LOTTO JACKPOT WINNING REFERENCE;

DRAW DATE:---------Saturday 24th Sep, 2022.
Ballot No.: ---------- 9831/MO22.
BATCH NO.: ----------- 15500/2022/MO.
JACKPOTS DRAW #: --- (5)(20)(31)(33)(35)(42)
TOTAL WON: ---------- $2.2 million.

Dear lottery jackpot winner,

It is our pleasure to congratulate you on your lucky win of the lottery
jackpot in the most recent online lottery draw in the US on this date:
(Saturday 24th Sep, 2022)

The online lottery games were conducted through the online "ISP" of the
exclusive list of 250,000 active/existing email addresses selected online;
Luckily, that email of yours that we are contacting appeared in the
first box as a Two million two hundred thousand USD ($2.2 million) jackpot
winner under the following lottery draw references:

DRAW DATE:---------Saturday 24th Sep, 2022.
Ballot No.: ---------- 9831/MO22.
BATCH NO.: ----------- 15500/2022/MO.
JACKPOTS DRAW #: --- (5)(20)(31)(33)(35)(42)
TOTAL WON: ---------- $2.2 million.

For your confirmations, please visit the US Missouri Lottery website link
below to confirm your draw number including the date it was played.

LOTTO WEBSITE: *https://www.lotteryusa.com/missouri/lotto/year
<https://www.lotteryusa.com/missouri/lotto/year>*

Please note that the above prize has been approved and awarded to you as
the rightful beneficiary; We hereby advise you to urgently contact our
Authorized Agent/Payments Coordinator, Mr Todd Northrop in London, UK for
further instructions on receiving your payment from our recommended paying
bank.

Below is the email contact of our representative/payments coordinator in
London:

Our Licensed Coordinator in London, UK.
Contact Person: Mr. Todd Northrop
Email: bj412622@gmail.com
E-Mail: molottery.agent@inbox.eu

Please remember to contact Mr. Todd Northrop with the following lottery
draw number (5)(20)(31)(33)(35)(42) enclosing a scanned copy of your ID or
passport to properly identify you.

!! Congratulations Again !!

With regards,

Mrs May Scheve Reardon,
Managing Director.
USA LOTTERY INT'L
---------------------------------------
PO Box 1603 Jefferson City, MO 65102-1603, USA
Registration number. Number: 4854140.
Serial number: 88724629.
Tel: +1 866-430-08201




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