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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: "Mega Million" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <seldoleza@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 22 Oct 2023 17:51:00 +0200
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS YOU WON!

                                                                      Mega Million International Lottery
                                                                    P.O.Box 1010
                                                            Johannesburg. South Africa
                                                   (Customer service) NOTIFICATION DESK
 
 
 
Attention: Email Account Holder,
 
Congratulations, congratulations!!, We happily announce to you the 2023 draw (#1453) of the MEGA MILLION, online Sweepstake promotion drawn  on Friday   13/10/ 2023.
 
Your active e-mail address attached to the World Wide Web computer generated online ticket number: DTK26290 with reference number ZARY240MM9 and Serial number SKLA5365X7, Batch number ZAXIOJOQ-2PY, drew the lucky numbers: 8, 10, 17, 55, 66  29 Bonus 3
 
 
 
This subsequently won you the lottery in the 1st category i.e. matches 6 lucky numbers as the jackpot prize.
 
 
You have therefore been allocated to claim a total sum of $2,850,513.00 (Two Million Eight Hundred and Fifty Thousand, Five Hundred and Thirteen United States Dollars) in cash is credited to file UKPC/9080144308/07. This is from a total cash prize of $14,210,702.00
 
 
Shared amongst the315,337 with (3) lucky winners in the "1st" category.
 
PRIZE BREAKDOWN
------------------------------------------------------------
Draw 1453 Friday 13th   October  2023, 8, 10, 17, 55, 66 Bonus 3 Lotto -Jackpot for this draw     $6,804,104
------------------------------------------------------------
No. of matches   No. of winners        $s per winner      $s Prize fund
Match 6                     8                      $850,513            $6,804,104
Match 5 plus Bonus   26                    $22,726               $590,876
Match 5                   1,172                  $315                    $369,180
Match 4                   41,092                $19                      $780,748
Match 3                  549,274               $10                      $5,492,740
Totals                     591,572                                           $14,037,648
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
Additional information Jackpot winner(s) Lucky Dip winners Machine used for draw Ball set used
                                       8                                            ARTHUR                                        
 
 
This promotion was drawn based on email address as the key identification for setting up online accounts. All valid email addresses in the World Wide Web Draw used/participants for the online email promotion version were selected randomly via computer balloting from a global website collaboration with internet companies like eBay, pay pal, liberty reserve, and Google which also built their systems and based their membership registration identity on email addresses supporting this computer draw system done by extracted email addresses from over 100,000 unions, associations, and corporate bodies and affiliated members to the MEGA MILLION  website and their advertisers listed online.
 
 
 
This Online promotion takes place via virtual ticket balloting and it is done Bi-annually. Please note that your lucky winning ticket file and number falls within our European booklet representative office in  (South Africa) as indicated in your ballot played coupon. In view of this, your $2,850,513.00 would be released to you by our payment department.
 
 
Contact our Fiduciary agents immediately to commence the release of your lottery prize by providing the details below.
 
 
 
1. Full Name:
2. Reference Number/
3. Age/Occupation:
4. Winning Email Address:
5. Phone Number: 
6. Country: 
 
 
For security reasons, you are advised to keep your winning information confidential till your claim is processed and your money remitted to you in whatever choice you want to claim your prize. Precautionary measures are in place to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program. Please be warned!!! To file your claim, please contact our fiduciary agent and provide them with your winning ticket and details.
 
 
Fiduciary Agents:
Mrs. Selby Dolezal
Foreign Service Manager
Africa/Asia Regional Centre
The Isle of Houghton JHB South Africa
E Mail: info@megcash4u.com
 
 
 
"Please do not reply back to the senders address or the source email address, this notification is sent automatically via computer virtual notification to winning email addresses and a response will not be attended by humans but by computer" Contact the fiduciary agents above "
 
 
 
Yours faithfully,
 
Selby Duffield
 
 
Online Coordinator. International Lottery Customer Care Team
MEGA MILLION. Copyright (c) 1994-2023 Mga Million International Promotion Inc.
All rights reserved. Terms of Service -Guideline. 77635 476378 255667460
 
 
 
 

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