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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: Marcos Francisco =?utf-8?Q?=C3=81lvarez_Ch=C3=A1vez?= <falvarez@xochimilco.cdmx.gob.mx>
Reply-To: AOL Foundation <award_foundation@aol.com>
Date: Tue, 3 Aug 2021 13:18:23 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: =?utf-8?Q?You_Have_Won_$3,000,000.00_Million_USD_AOL_Lottery_=C2=A92021?=


body {height: 100%; color:#000000; font-size:12pt; font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;}Attention: AOL Winner,

We are pleased to inform you that your electronic Email address has won the sum of Three Million United State Dollars ($3,000,000.00 USD) from America Online Lottery Award ©2021. AOL is also using this opportunity to congratulate you and say thank you for using the internet daily. However, no tickets were sold but all email addresses were assigned to different ticket numbers for representation and privacy.


You are required to provide the following below and submit to the AOL Admin Mr. Anderson Klaus for guide line and proper clarification.

Beneficiary's First Name:.....................
Beneficiary's Last Name:.....................
Beneficiary's Address:......................
Beneficiary's Country.............................
Beneficiary's Occupation .............................
Beneficiary's Phone:...............................
Beneficiary's Age: ..............................
Beneficiary's Sex: ...................
Your Winning Verification Number: AOL009US/AWP-LAX1182/020

AOL Admin contact / emailto: award_foundation@aol.com

NOTE : Keep your winning information very confidential until you have received your prize.

#770 Broadway New York,
NY 10003 USA,

Signed.
CEO: Tim Armstrong.

This message is brought to you by the American Online Foundation ©2021 Copyright.

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