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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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
- "claim agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
- "claims agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
- "foreign service manager" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- ",500,000" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
This email message is a fake lottery scam. Consider the following facts about real lotteries:
1. They don't notify winners by email.
2. You can't win without first buying a lottery ticket.
3. They don't randomly select email addresses to award prizes to.
4. They don't use free email accounts (Yahoo, Hotmail, etc) to communicate with you.
5. They don't tell you to call a mobile phone number.
6. They don't tell you to keep your winnings secret.
7. They will never ask a winner to pay any fees to receive a prize!
This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- mrswilliamsoko@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "OLSA" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mrswilliamsoko@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 14 Jul 2024 13:48:11 +0200
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS!

DEAR SIR/MADAM,
AWARD NOTIFICATION

We are pleased to inform you of the announcement today of the winners of the ONLINE LOTTO SOUTH AFRICA/INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS, held on the 2nd of JULY 2024 as part of our promotional draws.
Participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from 2,500,000 email addresses of individuals and companies from Africa, America, Asia, Australia, Canada,Europe, Middle East, and New Zealand as part of our electronic business Promotions Program.
You qualified for the draw as a result of you visiting various websites we are running the e-business promotions for.You/Your Company, attached to ticket number 10-09-700082, with serial number 00733-110 drew the lucky numbers 9, 6, 12,19, 22, 39, 41., and consequently won in the Second Category.
You have therefore been approved for lump sum pay out of US$1,950,000.00 in cash, which is the winning payout for Second category winners. This is from the total prize money of S$13,650,000.00 shared among the Seven international winners in the Second category.

CONGRATULATIONS!

Your fund is now deposited with the Finance Company insured in your email address. Due to the mix up of some numbers and names, we ask that you keep this award strictly from public notice until your claim has been processed and your money remitted to your account.
This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming or unscrupulous acts by participants of this program. We hope with a part of your prize, you will participate in our midyear (2025) high stakes US$1.3 billion International Lottery.
To begin your claim, please contact your claim agent immediately;

MR. OKO WILLIAMS.
FOREIGN SERVICE MANAGER,
# 25 VAN RIEBEECK AVN, ALBERTON,
P.O. Box 514, ALBERTON
JOHANNESBURG 2190
SOUTH AFRICA
TEL/FAX: 27-79 459 0424
EMAIL: mrswilliamsoko@gmail.com

For due processing and remittance of your prize money to a designated account of your choice.
Remember that you must contact your claim agent not later than 30 -07- 2024.

After this date, all funds will be returned as unclaimed.

NOTE:
In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please remember to quote your reference and batch numbers provided below in every one of your correspondences with your claims agent.

REFERENCE NUMBER: KJLI-001/OMN54GT
BATCH NUMBER: 43-BBBV140/22

Congratulations once again from all our staff and thank you for being part of our promotions program.

Sincerely,
THE PROMOTIONS MANAGER,

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