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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: Donation Fund <micsmith1160@gmail.com>
Reply-To: officeofficez50@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 8 Jun 2022 19:05:06 +0300
Subject: YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS WON $5,000,000.00 DONATION FUND.

YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS WON $5,000,000.00 DONATION FUND.

Dear Sir/Madam

Congratulations from the Jeff Skoll Philanthropies Foundation, where
life changing opportunities and cash are given out on a daily basis.

We are pleased to inform you that you are one of the lucky people to
benefit and receive $5,000,000.00 USD from our Foundation’s ongoing
goodwill project (Grant/Donations Program).

Is this message sent to a valid email account? Your email account was
randomly selected from a massive pool to receive a cash donation of
$5,000,000.00 from the Jeff Skll foundation. Kindly contact our
financial attorney John Williams via officeofficez50@gmail.com for
more comprehensive information.

Have a pleasant day.

Sincerely,
Stanley David,
Director, Jeff Skoll Philanthropic Foundation.

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