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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:

This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "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. )
- "daviddrummondsvp324@yandex.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
This email message is a fake lottery scam. Consider the following facts about real lotteries:
1. They don't notify winners by email.
2. You can't win without first buying a lottery ticket.
3. They don't randomly select email addresses to award prizes to.
4. They don't use free email accounts (Yahoo, Hotmail, etc) to communicate with you.
5. They don't tell you to call a mobile phone number.
6. They don't tell you to keep your winnings secret.
7. 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.
- drummond.gpa324@googlemail.com (Gmail/GoogleMail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: Google Inc <rhaldar@jagsonpal.com>
Reply-To: "daviddrummondsvp324@yandex.com" <daviddrummondsvp324@yandex.com>
Date: Sun, 12 Feb 2017 17:26:48 -0500 (EST)
Subject: Powered By Google

Google UK Ltd
Belgrave House
76 Buckingham Palace Road Ref No: GFSP/ 31177/137782/2017
Batch: GFSP/ 373977/GPWIN/UK

London SW1W 9TQ United Kingdom.

RE: OFFICIALLETTER.

we heartily congratulate you over your success in the official publication of results of the E-mail Electronic Online Sweepstakes
Organized by Google (randomly picked by our automated system/Random Name and E-mail Generator (RNG), in conjunction with
foundation for the Promotion of Software Products (FPS), held here in London UK. Google earns its profit mainly from advertising
using their very own Google search engine, Gmail, Gala, Sify,e-mail service Google Maps, Google Apps, Orkut social networking
and YouTube video sharing, which are all offered to the public for free.

We wish to congratulate you once again, for being among the Twelve (12) selected winners. Hence we do believe with your prize,
you will continue to be active in your patronage to Google and its Products. ABank Cheque will be issued in your favour, hence you
have won for yourself the sum of Â£950.000.00 (Nine Hundred and Fifty Thousand Great British Pounds Sterling), One Google
Nexus 10 Tablet and also you have been enlisted as One of the Google ambassadors from 2017.

To claim your reward, please contact our Foreign Payment Bureau officer by neatly filling the mandatory payment requirements
hereunder, as your payment will be released and arranged by our United Kingdom Office:

MANDATORY PAYMENT REQUIREMENTS.

(1) Your Full Names:
(2) Your Contact Telephone/Mobile Number:
(3) Your Nationality/Country:
(4) Your Contact Address:
(5) Occupation:
(6) Age/Gender:
(7) Marital Status:
(8) Private Email Address:
(9) Ever Won An Online Lottery?
(10) How Do You Feel As AWinner?

Contact Person:
David C. Drummond
Senior Vice President, Corporate Development and Chief Legal Officer,
Contact E-mai l: drummond.gpa324@googlemail.com
daviddrummondsvp324@yandex.com
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Note: You can either fill your claims form by printing and manually filling out the requested details or you can fill
directly on E-mail, or provide the details on Microsoft Word separately.

NOTE!!! For security reasons, you are advised to keep your winning information confidential till your claims are processed and
your money remitted to you. This is part of our precautionary measure to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this
Program by some unscrupulous elements. Please be WARNED!!!!

Congratulations from the staffs & members of Google board commission.

MD Matt Brittin,
Co-Founder & CEO
10/2/17
Larry Page

Chairman of the Board and Managing Director,
Google United Kingdom
Office of the DirectorGoogle United Kingdom

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