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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: Richard Wahl <infofinancebif@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 28 Mar 2022 20:53:48 +0100
Subject: UK -LOTTERY ORGANIZATION

FROM UK -LOTTERY ORGANIZATION
TICKET FREE/ONLINE E-MAIL ADDRESS WINNINGS


If you are the correct owner of this email address then be glad this
day as the result of the UK lotto online e-mail address free-ticket
winning draws of 12th January 2022, held in Bangkok Thailand has just
been released and we are glad to announce to you that your email
address won you the sweepstakes in the first category and you are
entitled to claim the sum of GBP£3.8Million, Your email address was
entered for the online draw on this Free Ticket Numbers:
UKL56475800545188 and won on this Lucky Numbers: AZ071223262944.


You are to contact Mr. John Edward on the below email address for
quick delivery of your won cheque of GBP£3.8Millon. Note that all
winners cheque are certified cashiers bank cheque and when delivered
and received by you, you can cash it in your bank without any delay.
To enable Mr. John Edward ascertain you as the rightful winner and
receiver of the GBP£3.8Million certified cashiers bank cheque, MAKE
SURE you include the below listed information in your contact mail to
Mr. John Edward Your country of origin and country of residence/work,
complete official names, amount won, free ticket and lucky numbers,
date of draw, address where your wish to receive your certified
cashiers bank cheque, contact telephone, Sex and Age.


Appointed Claims Agent/Representatives
Mr. John Edward
Email-Address:ffs8499@hotmail.com


Just in case you are thinking of how you won without entering, then
know again that this very draw of the UK Lottery Organization in which
you have emerged as a winner was a free ticket online email address
draws where thousands of email addresses were collected from almost
all worldwide websites and used for the online draws/sweepstakes and
during winners selection your email address came out among the first
ten which won you the lottery in the first winnings category and
entitles you to claim the certified cashier's bank cheque of
GBP£3.8Million.


Richard Wahl

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