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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: LOTO DEPT <alanduarteconsult3@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 8 Dec 2021 09:57:44 -0800
Subject: Winning Notification.


PFIZER PHARM/W.H.O COVID-19 GRANTS
INTERNATIONAL ONLINE LOTTERY DEPT
REFERENCE Nº: CCX­772­876­EM
BATCH Nº: 1145/1983­022 /21
Winning Notification.

Dear Lucky Winner,

We are happy to inform you about the result of the just concluded Weekly
draws of the transcontinental Lottery Jackpot in conjunction with the W.H.O
sponsored by Pfizer pharmaceutical industry one of the leading companies in
producing COVID-19 vaccine, that your email was among the 20 Lucky winners
that won $1,125,000.00 USD (One million One Hundred and Twenty-Five
Thousand US Dollars) each on the transcontinental Lottery Online Draw dated
1st Day of December 2021.

Following the results, your email is attached to Ticket Number
(343-221-8756), Ballot Serial Number (454-17) and Lucky Star Number (03)
(06) among others. Your Lucky Star Numbers falls within our
Transcontinental Fiduciary Agent in Istanbul Turkey and for your security,
you are advised to keep your winning details private until your claim is
processed and your prize money successfully transferred to you.

This online draw is the first of its kind and you won through a random
selection of Email addresses from an exclusive list of 290,600 e-mail
addresses of individuals and corporations selected by an automated random
computer search from the Internet.

However, no tickets were sold but all Email addresses were allocated to
different ballot serial numbers. The selection process was carried out by
random selection of our computer-assisted Email selector from a database of
290,600 e-mail addresses drawn from all continents and your E-mail is among
the 20 lucky winners.

To claim your prize money, kindly fill the form below and forward it to
your International Fiduciary Agent/Claim Manager for final verification and
immediate transfer of your winnings.

NOTE: Please keep your winning details private until the claim process is
complete to avoid false claims by impostors and payout complications.
Contact Person:

Rev. Alan Duarte
International Fiduciary Agent/Claim Manage
Email: path.chambers.law@outlook.com
WhatsApp Number: +905314869040

YOUR FULL NAME:____________________________
ADDRESS:__________________________________
AGE:_____________________________
WHATSAPP: _____________________________________
MOBILE: _______________________________


Yours faithfully,

Mrs. R. Williams
SECRETARY, ONLINE LOTTERY DEPARTMENT
OFFICIAL NOTICE FROM THE PRESIDENT'S SEAT

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