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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: "Mr. Ludwig Willisch" <powerballinfo2022@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 1 Oct 2022 20:36:50 -0700
Subject: Dear Winner.

Power Ball Head Quarters
Customer Service
Marriott main street
Tallahassee 32301
FILE REF:17LL12-2018/MICS
BATCH:MC11/834/5PDH /EU    
 
ATTN DEAR WINNER
 
REF: SNT/FRN/17LL12-2022
POWER BALL JACKPOT
KINDLY FILL THE COLUMNS BELOW WITH YOUR CORRECT INFORMATION`S FOR YOUR AWARD WINNING TO BE FINALLY ENDORSED BY OUR PARTNER BANK IN OUR ONGOING POWER BALL AWARDS LOTTERY 2022. NUMBER: +447423076598.
WINNING AMOUNT: WORTH US$1.7MILLION
 
YOUR FULL HOME ADDRESS:
YOUR FULL NAME:
NAME OF NEXT OF KIN:
PHONE NUMBER/FAX
VALID ID CARD:
DATE OF BIRTH:
NATIONALITY:
GENDER:
 
Contact the verification officer
for more information and guidelines.
email:  powerballinfo2022@gmail.com  
©Copyright 2022 Publishers.
 
 





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