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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: "HEINEKEN LOTTERY" <heineken@zimbra.com>
Reply-To: "HEINEKEN LOTTERY" <foxwilson441@outlook.com>,
foxwilson441@outlook.com
Date: Sat, 25 Mar 2023 20:51:42 -0500
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS YOU ARE A WINNER !!!!!!

HEINEKEN LOTTERY PROMO
REF: 6789627252
BATCH: 230/0902/189
WINNING NO: GB8101/LPRC
PHONE: +15129800311


CONGRATULATIONS!!

Dear Winner,

We are delighted to inform you of your prize which was released on the 1st March 2023, from the HEINEKEN LOTTERY PROMO, which is fully based on an electronic selection of winners using their e-mail addresses from some sites.
Your email address was attached to:

Ticket number; 4700172507056490102
Serial number 7741134002


This batch draws the lucky numbers as follows 2-31-24-2-42 and bonus number 10, which consequently won the lottery in the second category. You hereby have been approved a lump sum pay of 1,000,000.00 (One Million Great British Pounds Sterling) in cash credit file ref: ELU/PH 14701/23 from the total cash prize shared amongst eight lucky winners in this category.
All participants were selected through a computer balloting system drawn form Nine hundred thousand E-mail addresses from Canada, Australia, United States, Asia, Europe, Middle East, Africa and Oceania as part of our international promotion program which is conducted annually.
Furthermore, your details (e-mail address) falls within our European representative office in Amsterdam, Holland as indicated in your play coupon and your prize of 1,000,000.00 will be released to you from this regional branch office in London.We hope that with part of your prize, you will participate in our end of year high stakes for 1.5 Billion international draw.

HOW TO CLAIM YOUR PRIZE: Simply contact our fiducially agent, AGENT REV. JERRY MORGAN to file for your claim.

QUOTE YOUR:
1.YOUR NAME:
2.YOUR AGE:
3. MARRIAGE STATUS:
4: YOUR TELEPHONE NO:
5.OCCUPATION:
6.COUNTRY:

For security reasons, we advice all winners to keep this information confidential from the public until your claim is processed and your prize released to you. This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming and unwarranted taking advantage of this programmed by non-participants or unofficial personnel.
Note: all winnings MUST be claimed before the 30th of April 2023; otherwise all funds will be returned as Unclaimed and eventually donated to charity organizations.

PLEASE CONTACT AGENT: REV. JERRY MORGAN, so that they will tell you of how you will receive your winning prize.

CLAIM AGENT: Rev. Wilson Fox

Email: foxwilson441@outlook.com

Congratulations once again on your win!!!

Best regards
(Coordinator)
Official Sponsor of UEFA Champions League.

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