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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:
- An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
- The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "claims office" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
- "deadline" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
- "cheque " (Beware of any scheme that involves cashing checks or money orders and then wiring a portion of the funds somewhere - you'll be liable for the entire amount if the checks or money orders turn out to be fake, even after you have received and forwarded cash. If it's a lottery prize, remember that real lotteries do not pay large prizes by check. They wire the money directly to your bank account and you do not pay for that. Many scammers promise a large check only in order to then demand payment of courier fees for a fake courier service. )
- This email message is a fake lottery scam. Consider the following facts about real lotteries:
- They don't notify winners by email.
- You can't win without first buying a lottery ticket.
- They don't randomly select email addresses to award prizes to.
- They don't use free email accounts (Yahoo, Hotmail, etc) to communicate with you.
- They don't tell you to call a mobile phone number.
- They don't tell you to keep your winnings secret.
- They will never ask a winner to pay any fees to receive a prize!
- This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- win.samsung@europe.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: "Samsung EUROPE" (may be fake)
Date: Sat, 21 May 2016 09:29:59 +0200
Subject: Samsung Winning!!!
Samsung Europe
Email Messaging Center
P.O Box 732
Rotterdam- The Netherlands
Telefax: 0031-844-393-028
www.samsung.com/europe
WINNING NOTIFICATION: Coupon Number:WIN/AL-43.
Are you the owner of this email?
Congratulations as one of the lucky winners,you have been officially selected for the payment of the Samsung Galaxy
'A' draw category prize for 5 winners for the Winning Ticket Number:WIN/AL-43. for the winning prize of Seven Hundred and Fifty Thousand Euros each
and a Samsung Galaxy S7 EDGE.
With the introduction of new types of games and with the ushering of online technology, with the permit issued under EU law to compete for concessions to run online games on the internet with free tickets.
We are launching the Galaxy awards from our database of Samsung users for the 2nd Category 'A' draw winning prize, of
which your email address was randomly selected and resulting out with 4 other emails winning with the
same winning ticket number :WIN/AL-43. attached to each email.
To claim your winning,fill in completely the attached claim application form with a pas-foto and send back along with a proof of identity.(Driving License/Identity Card or Passport Copy).
Provide required information:
Full Names:
Age:
Occupation:
Address:
Nationality:
Country of Residence:
Tel number:
Email:
Mode of Payment: (Bank Transfer,Bank Cheque or Personal Claim)
To be eligible for claim you must complete your claim process before the deadline/expiry date.
Filing a claim means acceptance of the full terms and conditions of Samsung Europe.
Send your filled in claim application form (attached) to claims/notarisation officer
for the notarisation of your winning certificate for transfer:
CONTACT:
Claims Officer.
Andre Gustavo.(Mr)
Email: win.samsung@europe.com
Contact the claims office with your winning coupon number and required informations for the notarization
of your winning certificate for transfer below.
Note that any leakage of this winning notification resulting to a double claim will automatically forfeit your
winning prize thus we advise you to keep this message confidential and away from public notice to prevent double
claim or impersonation until after remittance/payment to you.
We advise you to keep this message confidential and away from public notice to prevent double claim or impersonation until after remittance/payment to you.
Any leakage of your winning ticket number resulting to a double claim will automatically forfeit your winning prize.
Yours Faithfully,
Sue Brutnik.(Public Relations Officer)
Samsung Europe
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