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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: "Joe & Jess Thwaite." <joejessggfa@mail.com>
Reply-To: alexanmichbdd@aliyun.com
Date: Sat, 25 Jun 2022 01:51:04 -0700
Subject: YOUR UNCLAIMED FUND..

Attention Please,

This email you have received is from Joe & Jess Thwaite the
winners of Britain’s biggest EuroMillions lottery jackpot of 184
million Euro.


SEE DETAILS OF OUR WINNING ONLINE:
https://news.sky.com/video/britains-biggest-ever-euromillions-lottery-winners-are-joe-and-jess-thwaite-scooping-over-184m-12616519


We are giving the sum £700,000.00 (Seven Hundred Thousand Euro)
each to some selected individuals as donation.

You have been luckily selected via the random global mail system
to receive the sum of £700,000.00 (Seven Hundred Thousand Euro).

We might not be able to communicate with you further as we will
be very busy with investment plans and tour around the world.

The said fund has been deposited with HSBC bank and Mr. Alexander
Michael assist you in the claims process.

For the claim of your fund, please contact Mr. Alexander Michael
with the following details;

YOUR FULL NAME, YOUR PHONE NUMBER AND A COPY OF YOUR IDENTITY
CARD.

Note that you are required to contact her with your donation
code.

THIS IS YOUR DONATION CODE: JOE-JESS-UK-MIL-1144

You have to contact her directly with the information below.
Name : Mr. Alexander Michael
Email : alexanmichbdd@aliyun.com


Best Regards,

Joe & Jess Thwaite.

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