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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: Donations <claims639@gmail.com>
Reply-To: davidpacker823@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 10 Jun 2022 09:54:36 +0200
Subject:


Hello,

We are Joe and Jess Thwaite, we live in Gloucester, we recently won a
lottery, and we have decided to make donations of different amounts to 50
lucky individuals, churches and organizations and also,20 lucky
international individuals like you will also benefit from us.

We are glad to announce to you On behalf of Joe and Jess Thwaite Family, we
donate £3,000,000.00 GBP to you as a gift to help fight Corona Virus in
your city and support people who need money to buy food.

Your email address was submitted to me and my wife from the best web
directory and search engine by legal advisers to the donation scheme. You
received this message because we have listed you as one of our 20 lucky
millionaires.

These specific Donations/Grants will be awarded to 20 lucky international
recipients worldwide in different categories for their personal business
development and enhancement of their personal life.
The objective is to make a notable change in the standard of living of
people all around the Universe. I know this might come as a surprise to you
but it is 100% true.

However, You can check our story with this link: (
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-gloucestershire-61495849).

Contact our fiduciary Representative agent David Packer with your
information below for claims Email:davidpacker823@gmail.com

Names:
Age:
Address:
Phone:
Occupation:
Country:
Best regards.
Joe and Jess Thwaite Family

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