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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: GUINNESS LOTTERY AWARD <cocacola.award2019@gmail.com>
Reply-To: guinnesslottertaward@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 24 Mar 2022 02:25:35 +0100
Subject: Congratulations

Address: 169, Route d'Atakpame PK 10-Agoenyive, 816 Lome, Togo
Telephone No : +228 96613421
Email : guinnesslottertaward@gmail.com

From the desk of Mr Daniel Patrick.
customer of Alpha Lottery Guinness
Togo Lome.

Congratulations!

We are very happy to inform you that you are one of the Guinness
Company lottery promo award lucky winners 2021 that your email address
won the sum of ($500,000.00 dollars)  Fifty thousand United states
dollars from our company.


The lottery draw which took  place in the capital city of  lome Togo,
Your email address  was selected from a batch of  over 100,000,000
Million International email  addresses from all over the  world, of
which your email  address is one of the lucky raffle draw winners.

Here is your Winning number:  EL-178-67.

Winners were picked randomly selected from our computerised email
selection system (ESS)  powered by Guinness Company, your winning cash
prize  of ($500,000.00 dollars) has been credited into an Atm  visa
card already for our winners, Your Atm visa card  valued at $500
,000.00 dollars will be delivered to your  home address through DHL
shipping company.

You are advise to contact our  lottery office email address  below
with your Winning  numbers to enable them  Process the shipping of
your Atm visa card to your  home address, which you will  be
withdrawing a total of $5000 dollars everyday from  your Atm visa card
in any ATM  visa card machine centre of your choice in all over the
world.

customer  Contact person Mr. daniel Patrick
E-mail:  guinnesslottertaward@gmail.com
Contact telephone number: (+ 228 96613421)

Note: it is your responsibility  to pay for the DHL shipping  charges
of $100 dollars Guinness company lottery is 100%  real and legitimate
however  you have the 100% right to  decline your winning prize if
you are not interested, keep this private and confidential until you
receive your prize money..


Alpha Lottery Guinness is 100% real and guarantee, you have nothing to
worry about,

Hope to hear from you soon.
My Regards
Mr Abu Kamara
Assistant lottery coordinator.

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