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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: "Mrs. Mavis L. Wanczyk." <danielsilva@bauru.sp.gov.br>
Reply-To: <mrsmaviswac101@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 10 Nov 2018 01:40:50 -0800
Subject: THIS IS YOUR DONATION CODE: [AUG2317]

Hello,
I'm Mrs. Mavis Wanczyk, the mega winner of $758 Million in Mega
Millions
Jackpot, I'm donating to 5 random individuals if you get this email
then
your
email was selected after a spin ball. I have spread most of my wealth
over a
number of charities and organizations. I have voluntarily decided to
donate the
sum of $2 Million USD to you as one of the selected 5, to verify my
winnings
please see my you tube page below.
WATCH ME HERE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7kWnqvJM1mM
THIS IS YOUR DONATION CODE: [AUG2317]

Reply with the DONATION CODE to this email: mrsmaviswac101@gmail.com
Hope to make you and your family happy.
Regards,
Mrs. Mavis L. Wanczyk.
...........
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