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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:
- This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
- The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "claims agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
- "popsapus2016@yandex.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
- 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 mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
Fraud email example:
From: AG <wftduqtfu0r.iugi354jhgj@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: AG <popsapus2016@yandex.com>
Date: Thu, 5 Jul 2018 10:29:53 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: AG & AASA Ancillary Services!
FROM: ANGLO AMERICAN LOTTERY COMPANY.
WINNING BATCH NUMBER: 279 18 42 400 17REFERENCE NUMBER: 099 010 19 30 00CUSTOMER TICKET NUMBER: B144 9721854 111BONUS NUMBER: 27 Attn: We happily announce to you today being the 04th of  June 2018 that your e-mail ID was selected through the computer ballot system, as one of the lucky winner of Anglo America Gold Industrial lottery South Africa. You’re advice on receipt of this notification to contact your claims agent for your payment process and include your personal details information for a smooth / successful release of your payment (US$750,000.00) won by your registered e-mail on your frequent google search on our website.  To file for your claims, please contact our corresponding processing branch manager AG & AASA  Anglo America Gold Industrial lottery South Africa Manager; MR. Jim Paul Rutherford(CLAIMS / PROCESSING MANAGER)TEL: +27 846 7831 68FAX: + 865 980 572CONTACT EMAIL: popsapus2016@yandex.com   (PLEASE COMPLETE YOUR DETAILS FOR THE PROCESSING OF YOUR PAYMENT)
Full Name.......................... ........................Address………………................. ..............Nationality................... ..............................Sex........................... .............................. ....Age........................... .............................. ....Phone/Fax..................... .............................Occupation.................... ............................Ticket Number........................ ....................Reference No............................ .................Winning Number........................ ................ Amount won by your e-mail ID: US$750, 000. 00 (Seven Hundred and Fifty Thousand Dollars) Should you receive similar e-mails from people portraying to be other Organizations or members Inc. This is solely to collect your personal information from you and lay claim over your winning price money, we advice that you kindly ignore such e-mail and never correspond with them for whatsoever reason. Simply call on the above number as stated for more Inquiries.Â
 Yours Sincerely,
MRS. DLAMINI EUNICE NGOMA(Zonal Co-coordinator AG AASA)  South Africa Branch.
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