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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: "Patrick and Frances Connolly Foundation" <soporte-cisco@grupocesa.com>
Reply-To: patrickcon2019@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 09 Aug 2022 20:13:54 +0100
Subject: =?utf-8?q?Usted_ha_sido_seleccionado_para_recibir_=28=C2=A31=2C000=2C000?=
=?utf-8?q?=2E00_de_libras_esterlinas=29_como_donaci=C3=B3n/beca_de_carida?=
=?utf-8?q?d_de_la_Fundaci=C3=B3n_Patrick_y_Frances_Connolly?=

Estimado beneficiario: Usted ha sido seleccionado para recibir (£1,000,000.00 de libras esterlinas) como donación/beca de caridad de la Fundación Patrick y Frances Connolly.

Nuestros nombres son Frances y Patrick Connolly del condado de Armagh en Irlanda del Norte. Acabamos de ganar 115 millones de euros en el sorteo de la lotería del premio mayor de Euromillones. Por lo tanto, nuestra fundación entregará donaciones de subvenciones de £ 1,000,000.00 libras esterlinas cada una a (15) afortunados beneficiarios internacionales en todo el mundo para mostrarle a Dios nuestro agradecimiento. Recibió este mensaje porque ha sido incluido como uno de los (15) individuos afortunados seleccionados.

Visite amablemente el enlace para obtener más detalles sobre el ganador;
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-irlanda-del-norte-46756469

Por lo tanto, debe comunicarse con ella a través de whatsapp: +447360239233 o correo electrónico para obtener más detalles: patrickcon2019@gmail.com

Felicitaciones.
Fundación Patrick y Frances Connolly
Correo electrónico: patrickcon2019@gmail.com
Teléfono/whatsapp: +447360239233
Irlanda del Norte

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