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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: GARETH BULL <jameseric330@gmail.com>
Reply-To: mrandmrsbull@zohomail.com
Date: Fri, 10 Jun 2022 11:40:20 +0800
Subject: HELLO

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Hello dear.

My wife and I won the Euro Millions Lottery of 41,000,000GBP (Forty
One Million British Pounds) and we have decided to donate $1,000,000
(One Million US Dollars) to 5 individuals randomly as part of our own
charity project.After a computer spin ball,your email address was
among the emails which were submitted to us by the Google, Inc as a
web user; if you have received our email, kindly send us the your
details name,age,occupations,id.Reply Dircetly to my email.,so that
we can transfer your $1,000,000.00 (one Million Dollars) in your name
or direct you to the paying agent so he can package the cash and
deliver it to you.
Get back to us,so we can direct you to an agent working with the
International Settlement Center for the process and delivery of your
$1,000,000.00 CASH,,Thanks
Mr&Mrs,Gareth & Catherine Bull



, To verify our lottery winnings, please see our interview
by visiting the
web page below:http://www.dailymail.co.uk/ news / article-2091124 /

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