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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: POWERBALL LOTTO AWARD <philipcole018@gmail.com>
Reply-To: baypotfinance@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 22 Jul 2022 06:34:32 +0100
Subject: Congratulations!

PowerBall Annual Promotional Draw
1550 Princess Street
Kingston, ON, Canada, K7M 9E3
Attention: Customer AFRSA680
Ticket Number: B9564 75604545 100
Ref: EAAL/851OYHI/019
Batch No. Lotto HLS6/49
Serial No: B9523050968607

Congratulations! To you as we bring to your notice, the results of the
First Category draws of E-MAIL LOTTERY Organized and sponsor by the
Canadian, Qatar and South Africa Government (C.Q.S.G) In Conjunction
with Powerball International Annual Promotional Draw, held on 15th day
of July 2022, in Ontario Canada, to encourage and compensate all email
valid users worldwide and to promote the upcoming 2022 Soccer World
cup to be hosted in Qatar, following the successful bid and approval
by the Qatar 2022 FIFA World Cup Organizing Committee bid (FOC) as the
host city for the 2022 Summer FIFA World Cup.

We are happy to inform you that your valid e-mail address attached to
Ticket Number.: B9564 75604545 100, with Serial No: B9523050968607,
drew the winning Numbers.: 03 09 36 44 50, with Hot Powerball Number.:
(16) have emerged a winner of a total sum of US$920,000.00 (Nine
Hundred and Twenty Thousand United States Dollars) in cash credited to
file EAAL/908011830PHX0CQSP/019, this is from a total cash prize of
US$11,100,000.00 Million Dollars, shared amongst the first One Hundred
and-ten (110) lucky winners in this category Worldwide.

Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our Afro
booklet representative office in South Africa, as indicated in our
electronic play coupon, because this particular draw was selected to
encourage and compensate all email valid users worldwide and to
promote the upcoming 2022 Soccer World cup to be hosted in Qatar,
hence your winning information must be kept to enable you participate
in our subsequent draws which will see 500 participants travelling on
an all expense paid trip to Qatar for the 2022 FIFA World Cup Qatarâ„¢
In view of this, your $920,000.00 (Nine Hundred and Twenty Thousand
United States Dollars) would be released to you by our accredited
Paying Bank in South Africa

Please note our African agent will immediately commence the process to
facilitate the release of your funds as soon as you contact our
African Agent office. All participants were selected World Wide
through a computer ballot system drawn and extracted from over 10,
000, 00 companies and personal emails from Asia, Middle East,
Australia, Africa, Europe, South America and North America. For
security reasons, you are advised to keep your winning information’s
confidential till your claims is processed and your money remitted to
you in whatever manner you deem fit to claim your prize. This is part
of our precautionary measure to avoid double claiming and unwarranted
abuse of this program by unscrupulous elements. Please be warned

To file for your claim; you are advice to fill the Claim form below
and send it by to our Representative Trust Claim Agent in South
Africa, immediately you read this message for quick and urgent release
of your winning fund, contact information is as follows;

Representative office
Contact Person: Mr. Basil Lawson
Manager: Graphic Trust Claim Agent
Contact e-mail: blawson@consultant.com
Phone: Tel: +27 60 363 5782
Full Name...........................................................................
Address..............................................................................
Nationality..........................................................................
ID Copy..............................................................................
Sex......................................................................................
Age......................................................................................
Phone/Fax...........................................................................
Occupation.........................................................................
Ticket Number....................................................................
Reference No......................................................................
Winning Number.................................................................


Congratulations! Once more from all members and staff of this program
that has ensured that you won this competition.

Yours Sincerely,
Ms. Patricia Atkins (Sec. Zone Co-coordinator).

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