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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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Fraud email example:

From: ANDREWh DELL <webffrgtyh@outlook.com>
Date: Sat, 27 Mar 2021 21:37:42 +0000
Subject: FROM UN GLOBAL,AND CANADA / UK EMAIL DRAW ONTARIO 49


FROM UN GLOBAL,AND CANADA / UK 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
Sat, Wed, March 24, 2021- Ontario 49 LATEST Draw

WINNING NUMBERS
2
14
35
36
37
42
Bonus 39

Attn: Winner,

As the corona-virus pandemic accelerates, claiming thousands of lives each day, those at greatest risk include some 12 million children, women and men uprooted by war and persecution among them. More than three quarters of whom live in developing countries in the Americas, Africa, the Middle East and Asia and EUROPE. With weak health systems, some of those countries are already facing humanitarian crises and loss of jobs because of Covid-19.
The United Nations and humanitarian partners (UNHP), Agency,and The CANADA/UK National Lottery is today brought out US$855 million for its urgent push to curb the risk and help to impact on COVID-19 outbreaks in these vulnerable communities, as part of a wider UN Global Humanitarian Response support plan to all the listed names that qualifies for US$2,000.000.00 compensation.
We happily announce to you the draw of United Nations Global, AND CANADA/UK National Lottery the CANADA/UK online Sweepstakes International program held on Wed, March 24, 2021,

You have won USD$ 2,000,000.00 (Two Million United States Dollars Only) from United Nations Global, AND CANADA/ UK lottery draw 2021.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 Read and Mr. Andrew Dell
[Publicity Secretary]


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