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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: "Mr. Warren Buffet Billionaire investor" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mmdwardbuffet@aol.com>
Date: Sun, 2 Aug 2020 11:55:18 +0200
Subject: Donation sum of [$3.500,000.00)Dollars86

Dear E-mail Owner,
 
Thank you for confirming the validity of your email address and also accepting this grant. I Mr Warren Edward Buffett an American business magnate, investor and philanthropist,) technically is responsible for awarding grant/donation but I have always wanted to make a personal donation to random individuals in any part of the world and that is why I have decided to give [$3.500,000.00] to you. It gives me great joy finally being able to make this donation to you, let's make the world a better place by giving and solving each others problem, all people have the right to opportunity, equity and dignity.
 
I will like to re-assure you of the legitimacy of this services as i will not be involved in any fraudulent act and will never be, I want you to open my page link  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ Warren_Buffett  to know me more better. Please use the money wisely, i only want to feel good by helping people this time of the year of (covid-19), this is the only thing that make me happy all the time, i will advise you as the prospective lucky person to be calm not to loose this great opportunity which millions of people are trying to entangled but the chances just couldn't come for them because a lot of people are out there to discourage them as they don't know how it works, and have never seen such before.
 
To facilitate the disbursement process of the funds valued at Three Million five  Hundred Thousand United Dollars [$3.500,000.00] which have been donated solely to you, please send me the below information before proceeding with remitting the sum of [$3.500,000.00] to you. I am hoping that you will be able to use the money wisely and judiciously. I ask you to do what you can to alleviate the level of poverty in your region and also try to enhance the standard of living of as many people as you can and see the joy and happiness of giving.
 
 
Do make sure you provide me with your complete information below so I forward it to my selected payout bank for disbursement.
 
Your Full Name:
Current Home Address:
Telephone No:
Age:
Occupation:
Country :
 
I and My Family trusting you to make good use of this money.
 
Thank you for accepting this offer, I am indeed grateful. I anticipate your earliest response.
Best wishes to you in this season of merriment.
Best Regards,
Email:mmdwardbuffet@aol.com
Mr. Warren Buffet Billionaire investor
 

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