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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: LOTTERY <jurgenwagner648@gmail.com>
Reply-To: info@lottery-stake.com
Date: 8 Dec 2024 17:01:47 -0800
Subject: YOU ARE A WINNER!!!

Attention esteemed winner,

This is to officially inform you that your Email address has won you the sum of $500,000 (Five Hundred Thousand US Dollars).

Your address was randomly selected from a database of 90,000 international emails, and it has emerged as one of the 50 lucky winners.

To claim your prize, kindly contact our claims: info@lottery-stake.com .  Mr. Peter Chan will assist you with the immediate release of your funds.


Peter Chan
Sincerely,
Management Board.

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