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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: FRANCE ENVOY <publicservice325@gmail.com>
Reply-To: Tina.rickshaw@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 19 Apr 2022 14:27:57 -0700
Subject:


Beloved,
I know you will be surprised to receive this message from me today. My name
is Hakim, I’m from Algeria and I live in France. I left Algeria four months
ago, traveling by boat to Spain. From there I went on foot through Spain
and France before reaching Belgium. My purpose for reaching out to you
today is to disclose my jackpot winning . I won the sum $270,000,000 (Two
Hundred and seventy Million dollars)on a $5.4 scratch card, but I’m
struggling to claim my winnings funds due to my undocumented status. You
can verify the news on Aljazeera.com, BBC NEWS and other news platforms. or
click on this link also:
https://www.aljazeera.com/amp/news/2022/4/15/undocumented-algerian-fights-to-claim-belgium-lotto-win
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According to the organizers of the jackpot, they made it clear to me that
the prize is too large to be made available in cash Payment and I do not
have the papers needed to open a Bank account. Two of my friends tried to
claim the money but they were briefly detained on suspicion of theft and
later released.

Luckily, I had obtained a promise from the authorities through my lawyer
that I would not be deported until I had received my prize, but insisting
that the money could be released to me only if I could prove my identity,
but after continuous plea by my lawyer, the authorities then agreed to
release the
money to me only if I can provide a valid Bank account within the USA or
any country of the world to transfer the money to. I have tried to use the
Bank account of my lawyer but the authorities consider the move as a breach
of law. However, my solemn purpose of passing this information to you is
to request for your consideration to help me in receiving my winning prize.
you will take 40% of my Money to feed yourself and your family.

However, I want you to be rest assured that this is not going to harm you
and you’re not going to lose any dime. All I require is your
honesty/Sincerity and cooperation to enable us to see this deal through. I
guarantee you that everything will be executed under a legitimate From my
Lawyer to protect you from any breach of the law. Furthermore, it is not
mandatory, nor will I in any manner compel or pressure you to accept this
proposal against your wish, but If you are willing to assist me with your
valid bank account, then reach out to me on my personal email address.

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