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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:

The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "fiduciary agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
- ",000,000" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "00,000.00" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "united state of america" (this email uses bad English)
- "amricapowerballlotto2018@collector.org" (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:
1. They don't notify winners by email.
2. You can't win without first buying a lottery ticket.
3. They don't randomly select email addresses to award prizes to.
4. They don't use free email accounts (Yahoo, Hotmail, etc) to communicate with you.
5. They don't tell you to call a mobile phone number.
6. They don't tell you to keep your winnings secret.
7. They will never ask a winner to pay any fees to receive a prize!

Fraud email example:

From: George <bart.georgesherppard@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 24 Jan 2019 21:22:16 +0100
Subject: Congratulations!! Once again

EURO-MILLIONS DRAWÂ®/AOL
LOTTERY DEPARTMENT
201 North Main Street
Ames, NE 68621, USA

Attention Lucky Winner,

We happily announce to you the result of the online-email Lotto Draw held this
week. Your email address attached to ticket number:
{Aol009us/awp-lax1182/09} with Ref. Number {Aol991327820} drew the
lucky number:{Aol917701116000}, which subsequently won to you the lottery
in the 5th category.

You are therefore, been approved to claim a total sum of $1,000,000.00
in cash, to file for claim just use this code: {KPC/MFI/06/APA-43658}

The Power-ball draw takes place two days evening in every week in the
United State of America, which equates to approximately 4 a.m on
Thursdays and Sundays mornings this side of the pond.

Our biggest jackpot records $656 million (about Â£493 million) for
POWER-BALL DRAW/AOL Â® CORPORATION.

Note: You did not by ticket for this winning, all participants were
selected randomly from World Wide Website through computer draw system
and extracted from over 100,000 email addresses globally.

This promotion takes place weekly and the jackpot winner is announced
twice every week; you are advised to keep your winning information
confidential till your prize is 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".

To file for your claim immediately, contact our fiduciary agent with
below information and claim your prize.

Contact Person: -

Name: Mr. Steve Case
Fiduciary Agent POWER-BALL DRAW/AOLÂ® Lottery Coordinator
Email: amricapowerballlotto2018@collector.org

Do email him at once with the below claim's requirements:

1. FULL NAME: ............................
2. RESIDENTIAL ADDRESS: ....................
3. PHONE/FAX NUMBERS: ......................
4. OCCUPATION: .............................
5. NATIONALITY: ...........................

WARNING! Winners shall not exceed 14 days from the date of Draw
Notification to claim their money. Any prize not claimed within this
period will be forfeited. All winning information should be private &
confidential for security reasons!

Congratulations!! Once again

Regards,
Agent Head of Customer Care Service
CopyrightÂ©2019 EURO-MILLIONS POWER-BALL/AOL DRAW

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