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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: achowdhury@bdo.com.bd
Reply-To: fedrickcole4@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 15 Aug 2017 13:43:38 +0600
Subject: You are a Lucky Winner of $2,000.000.00 from AOL Lottery Award 2017

Attention: Winner,

We are pleased to inform you that your electronic Email address has won
the sum of Two Million United State Dollars ($2,000,000.00 USD) from
America Online Lottery Award ©2017.

We are also using this opportunity to say thank you for using the
internet daily. However, no tickets were sold but all email addresses
were assigned to different ticket numbers for representation and privacy
for this end of the year lottery.

Sequel to the last meeting of the AOL lottery board of directors, all
winners will be paid according to the Mode of Payment which the prefer.
To achieve this aim, you have to send the following information below to
the AOL Lottery Claims Agent Mr. Fedrick Cole by email for guidelines.

You Are Required To Forward To Your Agent With The Following Details:

Beneficiary's Full Name:.................
Beneficiary's Address:...................
Beneficiary's Country.......................
Beneficiary's Occupation ..........................
Beneficiary's Phone:........................
.......
Beneficiary's Age: .............................
Beneficiary's Sex: ..................
Your Winning Verification Number: AOL009US/AWP-LAX1182/017

AOL Claims Agent / emailto: fedrickcole4@gmail.com

Note : Keep your winning information very confidential until you have
received your prize.

#770 Broadway New York,
NY 10003 USA,

Signed.
CEO: Tim Armstrong.

This message is brought to you by the American Online Foundation ©2017
Copyright.


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