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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: Robert Connor <rc7742164@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 2 Mar 2023 22:37:15 +0100
Subject: THE NATIONAL LOTTERY.

THE NATIONAL LOTTERY.
4740 E University Drive, Phoenix,
AZ 85034. USA
Ref: NLUS/2052/16/81/23
Batch: L2/S462-01

WINNING NOTIFICATION:
We happily announce to you the first annual Lottery draw of the year 2023.
Your e-mail address was attached to ticket number: 4175305743
with Serial number 89074 which subsequently won you the jackpot prize. You
have therefore been approved to claim a total sum $3,800,000.00 (Three
Million Eight Hundred Thousand United States Dollars only) in cash credited
to file LMB/4895.023.
All participants for the online version were selected randomly from the
World Wide Web through a computer draw system and extracted from over
100,000 Unions, associations, and corporate bodies that are listed online.
This promotion takes place weekly.
Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our African booklet
representative office as indicated in your play coupon. In view of this,
your $3,800,000.00 would be released to you by any of our payment office.
To file for your claim, please contact our fiduciary agent:

Mr.Robert Connor
Email:rc7742164@gmail.com

Provide him with the information below:
NAME:
ADDRESS:
MARITAL STATUS:
OCCUPATION:
AGE:
SEX:
TELEPHONE NUMBER:
A COPY OF YOUR IDENTITY:
That way your Winnings Certificate and all other relevant
documents/paperwork can be prepared for you. For security reasons, you are
advised to keep your winning information confidential till your claims is
processed and your money remitted to you in whatever manner you deem fit to
claim your prize. This is part of our precautionary measure to avoid double
claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program. Please be warned.

Good luck from me and members of staff of the U.S NATIONAL LOTTERY.
Yours faithfully,
Online Co-coordinator for U.S NATIONAL LOTTERY
Sweepstakes International Program.

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