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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: (sent from abused email account)
Reply-To: <g1brattany@outlook.com>
Date: Tue, 26 Jan 2016 21:10:08 +0900
Subject: Qatar Foundation Award

ttention: Beneficiary,


Qatar Foundation is a government-funded organization in Qatar. Founded 1995 by decree of Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, Emir of Qatar.

However, this Foundation is in affiliation with the European Union (UK) to raise the living standard of people across the world after some financial analysis and issues fluctuating the economy and the international global standard.

In addition, they just commenced the Yearly Charity Donation Scheme in accordance with section 13(1)(n) of the international gambling act as adopted in 1993 and amended on 3RD July 1996 by the constitutional assembly; due to DIPLOMATIC CONTENT AWARDED. Hence, it violates the federal delivery rule governing every Diplomatic service to COMMENCE with dispatch without an INSURANCE POLICY. This is also to avoid risk as they cannot afford to RE-ISSUE your award if anything goes wrong.

So by the virtue of provision of law which confers on us powers to advocate, adjudicate, suspend and authorize an immediate transfer of prize internationally. We hereby state emphatically and without prejudice that if there should be any INFORMATION that may succeed your application, please do not hesitate for clarifications!

CONGRATULATIONS!!! your email was selected among the (3) lucky beneficiaries to receive a DONATION AWARD sum of 1,000,000GBP (One Million Great British pounds).

NOTE: For security reasons, you are advised to keep your winning notifications confidential. This is part of our precautionary measure to avoid unwarranted abuse of this program.

And if you've received this message in your SPAM/BULK folder as a result of restrictions implemented by your Internet Service Provider, we urge you treat genuinely.

CONGRATULATIONS!!! once again.

Stay in touch,

Yours Sincerely,
Ms. Brittany Gorman
DIRECTOR AIICO INSURANCE PLC
Email: g1brattany@outlook.com

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