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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: National Lottery <info@mail.net>
Reply-To: nationallotter1ycenter@gmail.com
Date: 8 Oct 2022 21:27:17 +0200
Subject: Hello, Your xxx@xxxxxxx.xxx have won a lottery prize.

From The National Lottery (United State Head Office) 4740 E University Dr,
Phoenix, AZ 85034,
United States  Registered no: 260762 Our Ref: IRISH-NL7593964/IE Attn: Email Address Owner.   We are pleased to inform you that you've won a lottery prize of €1,000,000.00 EUR (One Million Euro). On behalf of the Staff and Management Team of The National Lottery Ireland, Association of Premier Lotteries Ireland. We congratulate you following the publication of results for the Irish National Lottery Euro-millions Online Promotions Game, held at 7:30 PM on Tuesday 5th April 2022, in which your email address won a cash prize of EUR€1,000,000.00 (One Million Euro) via free-draw ticket numbers: 00880-08068-00000-58112-05125-87120. Your e-mail address was attached to our Draw-Based Central Computer System, which generated free-entry (Ticket) Numbers: 00880-08068-00000-58112-05125-87120 and Reference number: NL/47509/04/22, which drew the Winning Numbers: (01) (11) (13) (24) (49) + Lucky Stars: (05) (06) that won you the cash prize of EUR€1,000,000.00 (One Million Euro) in 2nd category i.e match 5 online jackpot results. The free-online lottery draws takes place via computer generated random selection, NO TICKETS WERE SOLD. this online lottery promotions game was drawn from a database of over 450,000 active internet users around the world, all active email addresses were automatically entered and assigned to different entry ticket numbers for representation and privacy. The online Lottery Promotions award game was set up to promote the Irish National Lottery online games as it offers free-online lottery games to the public, giving people from different locations around the world (Asia, Africa, Europe, North America, South America, Australia and Antarctica) the chance to win life-changing sums of money. You are entitled to claim a lottery prize of EUR€1,000,000.00 (One Million Euro) in cash. This is from a total cash prize of €17,216,700.00 EUR (Seventeen million, Two hundred and sixteen thousand, Seven hundred Euros) Shared amongst the nineteen (19) lucky winners in their respective draw categories. HOW TO CLAIM YOUR WINNING PRIZE:– You are required to contact The National Lottery Claims Department and apply for claims of your prize funds of EUR€1,000,000.00 (One Million Euro). The information's listed below are required for validation of your lottery prize and processing of your claim/payments. Please fill in your Personal Data in the space below and also submit your winning information as specified below to enable the National Lottery Prize Claims Officer validate your prize and also process your claim/payments. PRIZE VALIDATION AND PAYMENT REQUIREMENTS – 1. Your Full Name:___________________? 2. Residence Address:_______________________________? 3. Country:_____________? 4. Age: _________ Gender: ______? 5. Phone Number:_______________? 6. Free-Draw Ticket Numbers: 00880-08068-00000-58112-05125-87120 7. Reference Numbers: NL/47509/04/22 9. Date of Draw: Tuesday 5th April 2022 9. Winning Numbers: (01) (11) (13) (24) (49) + Lucky Stars: (05) (06) 10.Prize Amount: EUR€1,000,000.00 (One Million Euro) Please contact the prize claims officer (Mr. Richard Douglas) through the email address below. Contact Mr. Richard Douglas (Prize Claims Officer) The National Lottery Claims Department (Regional Center Belfast -UK) Email: national.lotter1y_center@gmx.us Email: nationallotter1ycenter@gmail.com
 
Important Information:– Please keep this award notification letter and your winning information strictly confidential until your prize is validated and your claim processed and payout. This is part of our company security protocols to avoid double or false claims and unwarranted abuse of this lottery program. Congratulations! for winning the grand prize of EUR€1,000,000.00 (One Million Euro). Best Wishes, Ms. Colleen A. Darragh, Lottery Co-coordinator Irish National Lottery Online Promotions

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