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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:
- An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
- The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- This email message is a fake lottery scam. Consider the following facts about real lotteries:
- They don't notify winners by email.
- You can't win without first buying a lottery ticket.
- They don't randomly select email addresses to award prizes to.
- They don't use free email accounts (Yahoo, Hotmail, etc) to communicate with you.
- They don't tell you to call a mobile phone number.
- They don't tell you to keep your winnings secret.
- 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.
- fredtony521@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: Tony Fred <fredtony521@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 21 May 2018 12:04:34 +0100
Subject: INTERNATIONAL FIFA WORLD CUP ONLINE LOTTERY
Betreff: Re: 0793524679
INTERNATIONAL FIFA WORLD CUP ONLINE LOTTERY
FROM THE DESK OF THE WORLD CUP ONLINE LOTTERY COMMISSION
SOUTH AFRICAN REGIONAL OFFICE; SOUTH AFRICA
REF NO.: Proctor468/PB 15/4TH BATCH NO.: FIFA/YO319HZ
Attn: Dear Winner
FIFA WORLD CUP ONLINE LOTTERY
Batch Number: 9-28-36-41-49
Winners Number: 5-7
Reference: SA/FIFA/OL/0783
We wish to congratulate you on your Online/mobile number success in the
FIFA World Cup Russia 2018 Lottery Online/mobile number vote/ballot with
International Monetary Fund’s (IMF), WORLD BANK in conjunction with United
Nation Relief Effort through collective mobile active numbers in your
country.
This promotional program is aimed at encouraging mobile phone users
worldwide to play FIFA World Cup Russia 2018 Lottery Draw by text and
online. It is sponsored by FIFA World Cup Russia 2018 companies here in
South Africa.
Mobile numbers were selected at random worldwide for the sake of this
promo. Your mobile phone number was attached to ticket/batch number
9-28-36-41-49, which drew the lucky numbers: 5 and 7, winning the lottery
of ($ 3.9, 000.00. Three Million Nine Hundred Thousand United states Dollar
only). FIFA Draw select one million active users as part of their Award
Promotion amongst the millions subscribers one person is selected in your
country to benefit from this relief effort programmed and you are the
Selected Winner.
Provide the following details to process the release of your winnings and
winners certificate:
* Full Name:
* Address:
* State/Province:
* Phone Number:
* E-mail Address:
* Occupation
* Gender/ Age
* Nationality
*
You are required to fill and submit the above particulars as soon as
possible for immediate processing of your prize claim
Best Regard
Mr. Tony Fred
(Online coordinator.
Email Address: fredtony521@gmail.com
WARNING!
Whatever that is written in this document should be kept confidential until
your winning prize is claimed
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