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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." <joejess00js1@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: raymondbradson@aliyun.com
Date: Tue, 15 Nov 2022 14:36:46 -0800
Subject: YOUR UNCLAIMED FUND ($800,000.00)..

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 $800,000.00 (Eight Hundred Thousand Dollars)
each to some selected individuals as donation.

You have been luckily selected via the random global mail system to
receive the sum of $800,000.00 (Eight Hundred Thousand Dollars).

We are presently in the USA for invest purpose.

For the claim of your fund, please contact Mr. Raymond Bradson with
the following details;

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

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

THIS IS YOUR DONATION CODE: JJ-TH-$800-2022

You have to contact him directly with the information below.
Name : Mr. Raymond Bradson
Email : raymondbradson@aliyun.com


Best Regards,

Joe & Jess Thwaite.

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