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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: Elizbeth Smith <info@metso.onmicrosoft.com>
Reply-To: <elizabthsmith246@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 18 Aug 2021 23:18:24 +0700
Subject: ATTN: Dear Beneficiary, ---------- Congratulations Lucky Winner .

Congratulations Dear Lucky Winner,



We are very happy to inform you that your name appears among the winners of Facebook lottery promotion and you have just won the Sum of $650,000.00, U.S Dollars {Six

Hundred and Fifty Thousand USD} Your Email was selected in a raffle draw that was made on 16th may 2021. Hence, we need your urgent response so that we can proceed

in processing the immediate release of your winning funds to you with Ticket Number ES 7686605 Serial Number 6774-582 drew Lucky Numbers 7-16-98-22-20-45, which

consequently won in this category. Mr. Mark Zuckerberg the CEO of Facebook (Founder & Chief Executive Officer) The promotion was made to make all Facebook users

benefit from the gain, as the company Named Facebook is the first and ever largest means of meeting both old and new friends. The promo was done to serve as a means

of appreciation to visitors on our site and also to help people to fight off poverty and to maintain some people's standard of living.
For Validation purpose, Please forward the following information as listed below and send it to this office:


Your Full Names:

Contact Address:

Telephone Number:

Nationality/Country:

Date of Birth:

Age/Sex:

Occupation:


To avoid unnecessary delays and complications please remember to quote your reference and numbers in your response if there is any change in email address please

contact us on time.
We look forward to hearing from you.



Yours faithfully,
Elizbeth Smith
For: CDAA.


Facebook, Inc. 415 P.O Box 10005 Palo Alto CA 94303
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Mr. Mark Zuckerberg
CEO of Facebook.
This e-mail and any files attached are intended solely for the use of the addressee. They may contain privileged or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any use, disclosure, copying or distribution of this e-mail or its contents is strictly prohibited. If you receive this message in error, please notify the sender immediately and delete the message and any attachments from your system. Metso Outotec processes personal data in accordance with applicable data privacy laws. For more information please see our Data Privacy Policy <https://www.mogroup.com/legal-and-privacy/privacy-notice> .

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