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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: "Google Inc" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <dancobteam@yandex.com>
Date: Wed, 23 Aug 2017 18:49:59 -0700
Subject: Official Payment Notice

                               Google Anniversary
 
123 Buckingham Palace Road. London SW1W 9SH, United Kingdom.
Your e-mail address winning details:
Award Batch No: GUK/FPSP/DRW27/13
E- No: GUK/FPSP/1486/947/334
          
                            OFFICIAL WINNING NOTIFICATION LETTER
 
We wish to congratulate you over your success in the official publication of results of the E-mail electronic online sweepstake organized by Google, in conjunction with the Foundation for the Promotion of Software Products (F.P.S.P) and confirmed by our co-sponsors Visaฎ/MasterCardฎ International. Google earns its’ profit mainly from advertising using their very own Google search engine, Gmail, Gala, Sify e-mail services, Google Maps, Google Apps, Orkut social networking and You Tube video sharing, which are all offered to the public for free.
This is to inform you that you are among the Twelve (12) MEGA WINNERS of Category A and therefore entitled to 1,000,000.00 GBP {One Million British Pounds}. Hence we do believe with your prize, you will continue to be active in your patronage of Google and its products.
Your prize will be released to you upon meeting the requirement of the promotion award board authority which includes your statutory obligations. You are advised to contact our Foreign Payment Bureau with the details below to file your claims:
 
PAYMENT CLAIMS FORM
1)Your Full Names:
2)Your Contact Address:
3)Your Telephone/Mobile Number:
4)Occupation/ Age/Gender:
5)Private Email Address:
6)Ever Won An Online Lottery?
Chose Payment Mode:
7) Delivery of winning Cheque by courier  : Yes/No
8) Bank to bank Transfer: Yes/No
Google values your right to privacy! Your information is 100% secured and will be used exclusively for the purpose of this award only.
Send all response via email to our Foreign Payment Bureau officer below:
…………………………………………………………………………………………………
Name: Dan Cobley
Designation: UK Managing Director
Email:  dancoby21@googlemail.com
Other E: claimscenter@gpawardteamuk.com  
…………………………………………………………………………………………………
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 UK Team.
MD Matt Brittin,
Vice-President for Northern and Central Europe
Google UK Team.
 
ฉCopyright Google Incorporation. All rights reserved.
This email was sent from a notification only email address. The information in this email may be confidential and legally privileged. It is for the exclusive use of the intended recipient(s). Please consider the environment!

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