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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: kendrydice@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 29 Dec 2020 03:22:12 +0000
Subject: Payments Committee - European Commission

Untitled form

To fill it in, visit:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScz78Ca2Y_ma9UzmaNG6KM03yYefjO4yKXGCDPF9BEPnR2I3g/viewform?vc
Dear Beneficiary

I decided to email you once again and to inform you that you have just been
selected as a lucky winner from TCF Foundation Welfare Support Scheme that
is usually held twice in every year. TCF Foundation is an Australian
Private Ancillary Fund dedicated to help eradicate poverty and conflict
through humanitarian relief, development assistance and the pursuit of
peace.

Your online email account were selected randomly from worldwide websites
through computer draw system and extracted from over 100,000 unions,
associations and co-operate bodies that are listed online. Hence, your
online email account has been picked as a one of the lucky winner of
$5,200,000.00 (Five Million Two Hundred Thousand United State Dollar) by
TCF Foundation Welfare. The fund can be remitted to you through this method
below

1.Your fund will be loaded into an ATM Visa Debit Card and deliver to you
through express Courier service.
2.Your fund can be transferred into your bank account
3.Your fund can be transferred into your Bitcoin Wallet

We strongly advise you to keep your winning information confidential until
your fund is transferred to you. This is part of our security protocol to
avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program.

NOTICE: You are to contact our zonal payment coordinator immediately
through the contact information below:

Zonal payment coordinator: Mr. Kendry Williams Email:
kendrywiliwams@gmail.com

Please endeavor to indicate your Reference Code: AFWSS-DMP-3999-VOL10X-19
once you have contacted with zonal payment coordinator via email.
kendrywiliwams@gmail.com


For more information kindly contact this email:
transslink.Courierssservice90@outlook.com

Best Regards,
Mrs. Rose George
Payments Committee - European Commission

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