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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: Good Day <online1007242@telkomsa.net>
Reply-To: info.claimagency@mail.com
Date: Thu, 19 Jan 2017 14:11:33 +0200 (SAST)
Subject: From mrs janet smith






From: Ms. Janet Smith
Hot Lotto Sizzler In-Conjunction with Google Annual Promotional Draw
1550 Princess Street
Kingston, ON, Canada, K7M 9E3
Attention: Customer AFRSA680
Ticket Number: B9564 75604545 100
Ref: EAAL/158OYHI/06
Batch No. Lotto/2017/183957/06

Congratulations! Your email address has won US$840,000.00 dollars in the Hot Lotto Sizzler In-Conjunction with Google Online Annual Promotional Draw, on the Wd, 1/18/2017 in Ontario Canada, organized and sponsor by the Canadian and South African Government. We are happy to inform you that your email address attached to Ticket Number: B9564 75604545 100, drew the Winning Number: 11 -13 -37 -43 -45 with bonus ball Number: (5). Have emerged a winner of a total sum of US$840,000.00 (Eight Hundred and forty thousand United States Dollars) in cash credited to file E016/908011830816. This is from a total cash prize of 120,000,000 Million Dollars, shared amongst the first One Hundred and Twenty (120) lucky winners in this category.

Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our Afro representative head office in Africa as indicated in your electronic play coupon. Our Africa agent will immediately commence the process to facilitate the release of your funds as soon as you contact our Africa Agent's office. All participants were selected randomly from World Wide Web site through computer draws system and extracted from over 10,000,000 companies and personal emails. For security reasons, you are advised to keep your winning information confidential till your claims is processed and your fund remitted to you in whatever manner you deem fit to claim your prize.

To file for your claim, please contact our corresponding payment Agent in Africa immediately you read this message, for quick and urgent release of your winning fund, contact information is as follows:

Contact Person: Mr. Victor Morgan
Contact E-Mail: info.claimagency@gmail.com
Telephone: +27 719923208

Full Name…………………………
Address…………………………….
Nationality…………………………
Sex………………………………….
Age………………………………….
Phone/Fax…………………………
Occupation…………………………
Ticket Number…………………….
Reference No………………………
Winning Number………………….

Congratulations! Once more from all members and staff of this program that has ensured that you won this competition. Thank you for being part of our promotional lottery program

Yours Sincerely,
Ms. Janet Smith (Sec. Zonal Co-coordinator.)

NOTE; to confirm that you have the winning number for the Wed, 1/18/2017, do confirm under. http://www.powerball.com/hotlotto/hl_numbers.asp

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