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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: mskhess@datazug.ch
Reply-To: t631663s@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 23 Aug 2022 14:20:10 +0700
Subject: DONATION CODE: 6868TAYEB315S

Hello,

I am MR.TAYEB SOUAMI, the mega winner of $315 million in the Mega
Millions jackpot, I am donating $15 million
to 5 random individuals. If you receive this email, your email has
been selected after a spinning ball. I spilled most of
my wealth on a number of charities and organizations. I have
voluntarily decided to donate the sum of 3 million dollars
USD to you as one of the 5 selected, to check my earnings via the
YouTube page below.

WATCH ME HERE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z6ui8ZDQ6Ks

HERE IS YOUR DONATION CODE: 6868TAYEB315S

Reply with the DONATION CODE to this email: t631663s@gmail.com

I hope to make you and your family happy.

Greetings,
Mr. Tayeb Souami

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