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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: FIFA World Cup <drvincentmbara1962@gmail.com>
Reply-To: mbacrita94@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 1 Apr 2022 09:02:09 +0200
Subject: FIFA World Cup


From: Michel Van der Bel Microsoft Campus

Thames Valley Park

Reading

RG6 1WG UNITED KINGDOM

(CONGRATULATIONS!!!)



This is to inform Five (5) Hotmail/Gmail and other Microsoft Clients/Users
that there was a computer ballot that was organized by Hotmail & Gmail 2020
Network Board, on Wednesday 08 January 2020, at Hotmail/Gmail Microsoft Etc
.Network office, in London, UK. This Promotion was sponsored by Hotmail &
Gmail Etc Network to promote all our Clients / Users that Supports our
Network Systems and FIFA congratulating the World for their Supports to
‎Qatar *2022 FIFA *World Cup ‎Qatar.



Five (5) Email addresses was finally picked out from among the total
1,000,000 Email addresses, and out of those 5 Email addresses, your Email
address is among the winning e-mail address on the winning Pot, which was
attached to Winning Numbers: 18 23 20 39 34 55 and Bonus Number is 31 and
Winning Amount is US$400, 000. 00 Dollars.



FOR YOUR CLAIM, DO CONTACT OUR PROCESSING DIRECTOR IN LONDON UK

+448442029759

*Email: *agents.jonesoffice2022fifa@gmail.com

The Computer ballot qualified your Email address as one of the FIVE (5)
winners of the said Sum-US$400, 000, 00 (FOUR HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED
STATES DOLLAR).All the winnings must be claimed before 20-12-2022. You are
required to fill the Form below, starting from your full name, etc. As
listed below and forward it to your Processing Director Mr. David Jones through
the above E-mails his office directly.

FORM A

REFERENCE NUMBER: SA/NL3-SARM-FIFLL389

BATCH NUMBER FISA-222-TWDD77

INSURANCE NUMBER: SA/NL3/223/SART66

FULL NAME:

FULL ADDRESS:

COUNTRY:

MALE/FEMALE: AGE:

TELE: *www.fifa.com <http://www.fifa.com> *

*http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/index.html
<http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/index.html>* *Thanks and Congratulations. *

*From: Michel Van der Bel *

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