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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: "Mrs. Lerynne West" <admin@questionpaper.org>
Reply-To: a6shp@outlook.com
Date: Thu, 14 Jul 2022 22:01:00 -0700
Subject: YOUR WINNING.

Good Evening Beneficiary,

I am Lerynne West, 51 years old. By Redfield Iowa, single mother of three and the latest Winner of around $ 350 million in Powerball Lottery, your "email " was randomly selected upon my request that you will receive a donation of 700,000 USD,due to the pandemic round the world i have to give back to the society especially to individuals affected by this lockdown, however you can read the article below to see my post on cnn when i admitted to give back donations to the society,


https://edition.cnn.com/2018/11/15/us/powerball-winner-donation-veterans-group-trnd/index.html


Please send your full name, your age, your Address (city, state, and country) and your mobile number . After which My representatives will issue your payment for the 700,000 USD Congratulations once again.

Kind regards,
Lerynne West

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