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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: "Manuel" <bancodopovo@pereirabarreto.sp.gov.br>
Reply-To: manuelfrank1014@gmail.com
Date: Sun, 27 Feb 2022 13:45:41 +1100
Subject: Howdy


Howdy I'm a $768 million Power Ball lottery jackpot winner in the US, which=
is one of the biggest lottery jackpots. In the name of my family and out o=
f goodwill, we are donating an amount of (EUR 4,80,000.00) to you and your =
family. I'm trying to reach out to the non-profit orphanages and help reduc=
e poverty and provide adequate health care for individuals, especially duri=
ng this global Covid-19 pandemic. I want you to know that Google, in partne=
rship with Microsoft, provided your "email address" when I asked for it. Yo=
u also want to invest part of this donation in public infrastructure to hel=
p unemployed people in your country to offer jobs. I chose you because I be=
lieve in you. I need your full cooperation regarding this donation. Here is=
your chosen secret code: [MF000Q147711] and please do not share the code w=
ith anyone if you are interested and willing to work with me. Please contac=
t me with your donation/secret code [MF000Q147711] and for more information=
as you are not cynical about this process please visit: https://abcnews.go=
=2Ecom/US/winner-768-million -powerball-jackpot-revealed/story?id=3D6257139=
2 reply to my private email: to request this donation. Manuel

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