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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: Rev Ben Johnson <andrewaondover2019@gmail.com>
Reply-To: revbenjohnson200@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 15 Jul 2022 10:38:18 +0100
Subject: Dear winner

Dear winner

I am Mr. Richard Wahl, the mega winner of $533M USD in Mega Millions
Jackpot, I'm donating to 5 random individuals if you receive my email
then your email was selected after a spin ball. I have spread most of
my wealth over a number of charities and organizations. I have
voluntarily decided to donate the sum of $2M USD to you as you are one
of the selected 5, to verify my winnings please see the YouTube page
below.

WATCH HERE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tne02ExNDrw

THIS IS YOUR OWN CODE: [ 0043035]

Reply with the CODE [0043035] to this
email:(revfatherdavid9@gmail.com). Make sure you reply with the Code
for you to be recognized. He will
send the CASHIER CHECK to you...

Contact my Financial Team head
My Personal Assistant
Rev. Fr. David Metcalf
St. Michael Catholic Church. Indonesia
Email: revfatherdavid9@gmail.com

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