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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: "Brittin M" <mdtn@gmail.com>
Reply-To: donald.dr@protonmail.ch
Date: Tue, 30 Jun 2020 03:33:44 -0700
Subject: Ref No: GFSP/7748/752/2020

Google Anniversary Award CentreUK
1–13 St Giles High St
London
WC2H 8AG
United Kingdom


Ref No: GFSP/7748/752/2020
Batch: GFSP/855/GPWIN/UK


OFFICIAL NOTIFICATION


We are pleased to announce you as a WINNER selected at random from our online E-mail database. Every year an online sweepstakes is organized by Google Inc. where millions of E-mails are pooled together and winners are chosen at random. Google Inc is an American multinational technology company that specializes in Internet-related services and products, which include online advertising technologies, search engine, cloud computing, software and hardware.


You are among the Four(4) lucky winners in draw GFSP/995 with a total sum of £950,000.00 GBP {Nine Hundred and Fifty Thousand British Pounds}. A Bank Draft will be issued in your name by our Foreign Payment Bureau with a certificate of prize claim.


Your prize will be released to you upon meeting the requirements of the Awarding Body which includes your statutory obligations. You are advised to contact our Foreign Payment Bureau with the details below to file your claims:


PAYMENT CLAIMS FORM
1) Your Full Name.
2) Your Contact Address.
3) Your Telephone/Mobile Number.
4) Occupation/Age/Gender.
5) Alternative Email Address.
6) Ever Won an Online Lottery?


Google values your right to privacy! Your information is 100% secured and will be used exclusively for the sole purpose of this award.

Send all response to our Foreign Payment Bureau Office below:


……………………………………………………………………………………………….
Name: Dr. Saaman Donald
Senior Vice President/CFO
E-Mail: saaman.d@mail.com
…………………………………………………………………………………………………



NOTE!!! For security reasons, you are advised to keep your winning information confidential till your claims are processed and your money 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!!!!




MD Matt Brittin,
Chairman of the Board and Managing Director,
Google Anniversary Award Centre.
©2020Google Corporation.



All rights reserved. The Information contained and transmitted by this E-MAIL is proprietary to Google Inc. and/or its Customer and is intended for use only by the individual or entity to which it is addressed, and may contain information that is privileged, confidential or exempt from disclosure under applicable law. If this is a forwarded message, the content of this E-MAIL may not have been sent with the authority of Google. Google Inc. shall not be liable for any mails sent without due authorization or through unauthorized access. If you are not the intended recipient, an agent of the intended recipient or a person responsible for delivering the information to the named recipient, you are notified that any use, distribution, transmission, printing, copying or dissemination of this information in any way or in any manner is strictly prohibited.

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