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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: Dennis Douglas <kevinotafe111@gmail.com>
Reply-To: dennisdauglas4allcontinents@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 9 Dec 2019 11:36:25 -0800
Subject: YOUR ARE A WINNER OF OUR 2019 MEGA ONLINE LOTTERY!

*ALL CONTINENT ONLINE LOTTERY NOTIFICATION RESULTS UPDATE!(2019 MEGA-DRAW
WINNER)7 14 18 28 45Attn: Email Account Holder,We are pleased to inform
you of the result of the Lottery Winners International programs held on the
7th of December 2019. Your e-mail id attached to ticket number
27522465896-6453 with serial number 3772-554 drew lucky numbers
7-18-28-31-45 which consequently won in the second category. You have
therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out of $1,500,000usd (One
Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars Only).CONGRATULATIONS! Due to mix up
of some numbers and names, we ask that you keep your winning information
confidential until your claims has been processed and your money remitted
to you. This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming and
unwarranted abuse of this program by some participants.All participants
were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from over 10,500,000
individual email addresses and names from all over the world. This
promotional program takes place every second month of the year. This
lottery was promoted and sponsored by eminent personalities.To file your
claim, please contact our fiduciary agents: Dennis Douglas of ALL CONTINENT
ONLINE LOTTERY, African Continent. Telephone number: +234 903 029 1705, Fax
Line: +234 7921452, Email: dennisdauglas4allcontinents@gmail.com
<dennisdauglas4allcontinents@gmail.com>Remember, all winnings must be
claimed not later than 5th of January 2020. After this date all unclaimed
funds will be included in the next stake. To avoid unnecessary delays and
complications, remember to quote your reference numbers and batch numbers
in all correspondence to our fiduciary agents. Furthermore, should there be
any changes of your address, please do inform our agents as soon as
possible.Congratulations once more from our members of staff and thank you
for being part of our promotional program.Note: Anybody under the age of 18
is automatically disqualified.Sincerely yours,Stella Phillips(Program
Co-coordinator)ALL CONTINENT ONLINE LOTTERY/INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS.*

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