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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: "FROM CANADAd UK LOTTERY" <webrtyt@outlook.com>
Date: Sun, 23 Aug 2020 15:15:24 +0000
Subject: FROM CANADA / UK LOTTERY/ EMAIL DRAW ONTARIO 49


FROM CANADA / UK LOTTERY/ EMAIL DRAW ONTARIO 49
1550 Princess Street Kingston, ON, CANADA, K7M 9E3
Website: <http://www.lottolore.com/ontario49.html> http://www.lottolore.com/ontar49.html
UK Office No 47 Se1 7na – Balking London United Kingdom
24hrs. Tel: + 1 - 8880 -002 - 7000
Wed, August 19, 2020- Ontario 49 LATEST Draw

WINNING NUMBERS
2
9
24
30
31
35
Bonus 48

Attn: Winner,

We happily announce to you the draw of CANADA/UK National Lottery the CANADA/UK online Sweepstakes International program held on Wed, August 19,

You have won USD$ 2,000,000.00 (Two Million United States Dollars Only) from CANADA/ UK lottery draw 2020.Your Email ID was one of the selected emails all over the world in the lottery draw and it comes out one of the lucky winning number.

For us to process your winning funds and transfer your funds,You are advice to contact our judiciary agent THE ABSA BANK with the details below for your payment ,

I wish to use this medium to inform you that your full Payment of USD$2,000,000.00 ( Two Million United States Dollars Only ) have been RELEASED and APPROVED for onward transfer to INTO your BANK Account Or via an ATM CARD which you will use to withdraw all the USD$ 2,000,000.00. in any ATM SERVICE MACHINE in any part of the world, but the maximum you can withdraw in a day is USD$5,000(Five Thousand United State Dollars Only).

We have mandated ABSA Bank; to give you online banking ,so that you can use your personal hands to make the transfer of your funds into your bank Account or send you the ATM CARD and PIN NUMBER which you will use to withdraw your entire USD$ 2,000,000.00 Dollars in any ATM SERVICE MACHINE in any part of the world, but as I have mentioned earlier, the maximum you can withdraw in a day is USD$5,000(Five Thousand United State Dollars Only)

You are therefore advice to contact the Head of ATM CARD Department of ABSA Bank of South Africa Contact Person: E-mail address:aba.direct@webmail.co.za<mailto:absa.direct1@webmail.co.za> ) +27789624843 : Mr. Raymond Jafferson and inform him that you received a message from the Mrs. Marshall Read Publicity Secretary instructing him to give you online banking ,so that you can use your personal hands to make the transfer of your funds to INTO your BANK Account Or to send you the ATM CARD and PIN NUMBER which you will use to withdraw your USD$5,000(Five Thousand United State Dollars Only) in any ATM SERVICE MACHINE in any part of the world, also send him your direct phone number and contact address where you want him to send the ATM CARD and PIN NUMBER to you. Or your Bank Account ,
Congratulations
!! Once again.
Yours in service,
Mrs. Marshall Moor
[Publicity Secretary]



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