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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: ALEJANDRO MAYORKAS <nowt3099@gmail.com>
Reply-To: alejandromayorkasdirector@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 29 Oct 2021 09:16:27 +0100
Subject: Dear Email Owner/Beneficiar

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Hello how are you doing I am your new agent from homeland security we
are here to let you know that your fund and your car is now available
to deliver okay you have to choose one of want you want okay...
We have Rose Royce, Porsche, Mercedes-Benz, Lexus, Toyota, Ford,
Chevrolet, Land cruiser Prado, Bentley, Bugatti, this is the name of
the cars so make your choice okay and we have different types of ATM
card. Vanilla ATM card, Master ATM card, Visa ATM card, lottery 🏧
card,and you have to choose cash or check or 🏧 card thanks for
listening???.
Contact me here
.

Name: ALEJANDRO MAYORKAS
Email: :::alejandromayorkasdirector@gmail.com
Phone:::: +1(434) 281-2379

Am waiting for your response as soon as possible thank you

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