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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: Michael Bloomberg <info@taghrib.ir>
Reply-To: <michaebloomb77@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 17 May 2020 12:17:13 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: DONATION FOR YOU.!!

CAUTION: This email is originated outside of the organization. Do not click on any links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. [On-Prem]

Hi, my name is Michael Rubens Bloomberg; a philanthropist. and founder Bloomberg L.P, Industries, one of the largest private foundations in the world. I believe strongly in 'giving while living I had one idea that never changed in my mind, that you should use your wealth to help people and I have decided to secretly give USD$5,000,000.00 Million Dollars to randomly selected individuals worldwide.

I want to use my wealth to help and support selected individuals who will help people around them before I pass on. On receipt of this email, you should count yourself as the lucky individual. Your email address was selected online while searching at random. Kindly get back to me at your earliest convenience, so that I will know your email address is valid.

Email me ( michaebloomb77@gmail.com )

Please visit my web page to know more about me thank you: http://u4503453.ct.sendgrid.net/ls/click?upn=15ImH0gZQTcI5BFL2GWpOUmDRJxDXVO4EsWPowANlI8PWXUko4DQQ5iSArLPmbMxEbLTjvJ3TeND8kBFgoCYAw-3D-3Db195_4rO40m-2B2BbTyZyIOtHVjLrwfGWlBJlXgKZa7p-2BS4ymSPFliPQmYQ3oUzltnAMTJ6K-2FLMCb-2FdJkpQ-2BQ-2FhqkeEt98V0Rt9BG1w6sbqtsHzJ83jzGs1Zam-2FrcKIvBtN-2B8NVtuMK53lEVzZcwp8gOTYybD7s5Re83LhaCKY68o1IBj-2FCgMTBP2UjVr0rU7U7xYbvaHV8Ph6oWVlm3baYsez-2F0A7s4MI1SxZWI0fj1hDHRZU-3D

Michael Bloomberg - Wikipedia
Michael Rubens Bloomberg (born February 14, 1942) is an American politician, businessman, and author. He is the co-founder, CEO, and majority owner of Bloomberg L.P. He was mayor of New York City from 2002 to 2013. On November 24, 2019 he announced his candidacy for the 2020 United States presidential election.. Bloomberg grew up in Medford, Massachusetts and attended Johns Hopkins University ...
en.wikipedia.org


Best Regards.

Michael Bloomberg.
Email (michaebloomb77@gmail.com)

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