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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: "AUSTRLIANWINNER" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <hp.polohorse@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 19 Apr 2018 00:59:08 -0700
Subject: CONGRATULATION YOU HAVE WON

Congratulations Sir/Madam
 
On Behalf of the Screening Committee of AUSTRALIAN lottery promotion, we wish to formally inform you that you have successfully passed the Email Screening and Verification Matching Test conducted for all online winners in accordance with the Australian National Lottery Terms and Conditions. You are hereby declared  a winner of ONE MILLION FIVE HUNDRED & FIFTY USD on the ongoing AUSTRALIAN Lottery Promotion .
 
To claim your winning kindly contact  our fiduciary agents on the below contact details:
 
REV . Sister Heather Potter Evidence
Email: hp.polohorse@gmail.com
Phone: + 234 808018 7366
 
As you already know, all winners for the online version of the AUSTRALIAN  National Lottery Online promotions were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from an exclusive list of 21,000 e-mail addresses of individual and corporate bodies listed online as part of our international promotion to promote international co-operation between the MIDDLE EAST, ARABS and other countries worldwide and I must say that you should count yourself extremely lucky to have emerged as one of our winners in this week's lucky dip sweepstakes and we do sincerely hope you will put part of your winnings into good use for community, educational and business development and also to render selfless services to the less privileged in your community.
 
Sincerely,
Mr. Peter Hans
Lottery promotional Agent?

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