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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: "MCarolina Curtis " <>
Reply-To: mikejohnsonsstt@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 21 Mar 2018 08:27:29 -0400
Subject: Your Winning!!!


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The National Lottery
P.O.Box 1010
Liverpool L70 1NL. United Kingdom
(Customer service) NOTIFICATION DESK
Attention: Email Account Holder,
Attention:
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We are happy to announce that you have won an Email lottery jackpot prize =
in our international lottery promo.
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Your active e-mail address attached to computer generated ticket number: 5=
6475600545 188 has won 1.5Million Great British Pounds in UK Lottery 2nd ca=
tegory award prize, for more details about your winning prize contact our c=
laim agent with your information.
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For security reasons, we advise all winners to keep this information confi=
dential from the public until your claim is processed and your prize releas=
ed to you This is part of our security protocol to avoid dual claiming and =
unwarranted advantage of this program by non-participant or unofficial pers=
onnel.
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Contact winning processing officer Mike Johnson by filling in the informat=
ion below
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Full Name :
Home Address :
Gender : =

Occupation :
Nationality
Age :
Telephone Number : =

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Mr.=3000 Mike Johnson
Foreign Service Manager
Watford Regional Centre
Tolpits Lane, Watford WD18 9RN .ENGLAND
E-mail: mikejohnsonsstt@gmail.com
Phone Number : +441516750295
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Congratulations =

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Online Co-coordinator
Teresa Marie Roberts
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Disclaimer- The information in this email is confidential and may be legall=
y privileged. It is intended solely for the address and others authorized t=
o receive it. If you are not the intended recipient any disclosure copying,=
distribution or action taken in reliance on its content is prohibited and =
may be unlawful.
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