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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: "Dr. Leslie Spears." (may be fake)
Reply-To: <toolsoffice31@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 4 Nov 2019 13:04:11 -0800
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS ! GOOGLE WINNING NO:GPA/7402/19

Google Corporations
1600 Amphitheatre Pkwy,
Mountain View, CA 94043,
United States
 
Your e-mail address award details:
Winning No: GPA/7402/10
E- No: GPA/533/10
 
GOOGLE AWARD GPA/7402/10
 
We wish to congratulate you over your success in the new year official publication of results of the E-mail electronic online Award organized by Google the internet search engine giant. This promotion was set-up to encourage the active users of the Google search engine and the Google ancillary services.
 
Hence we do believe with your winning prize, you will continue to be active in your patronage of the Google search engine. Google is now the biggest search engine worldwide and in an effort to make sure that it remains the most widely used search engine, we ran an online e-mail beta test which your email address won $1,500,000,00 {One Million,Five Hundred Thousand United States dollars only}.
 
The online cyber draws was conducted from an exclusive list of over 5,000,000 email addresses of individuals and corporate bodies picked by an advanced automated random computer selection from the web. (NO TICKETS WERE SOLD).
 
A winning cheque will be issued in your name by Google Corporation and a certificate of prize claims will be sent along side your winning cheque.
 
You are adviced to contact the processing office immediately upon receipt of this message for the processing and eventual payment of the above prize to you with the following details to avoid unnecessary delay and complications:
 
Google Promotion Award Team
Email: toolsoffice31@gmail.com
Phone: +1 208-917-3953
 
Do e-mail the Processing office at once with all the claim requirements below;
 
VERIFICATION AND FUNDS RELEASE FORM:
 
(1) Your contact address.
(2) Your Tel/Fax numbers.
(3) Your Nationality/Country.
(4) Your Full Name.
(5) Occupation/Sex//Age.
 
Google believes in your right to privacy and your information will be used exclusively for the purpose of this promotion only.
 
The Google Corporation has discovered a huge numbers of double claims due to winners informing close friends about their prize and also sharing their pin numbers. As a result of this, these friends try to claim the prize on behalf of the real winners. Google Corporation have reached a decision from headquarters that any double claim discovered by the Board will result in canceling that particular prize, making a loss for both the double claimer and the real winners. You are hereby strongly adviced one more to keep your winnings strictly confidential until you claim your prize.
 
Congratulations from the Staffs & Members of the Google Award Commission.
 
Sincerely,
 
Dr. Leslie Spears.
Google Corporations.
©2019 Google Corporations
 
 
This email was sent from a notification only email address. This email and any attachments to it contain information that is confidential and may be privileged. It is for the exclusive use of the intended recipient(s).

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