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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: Clay Tousey <chidimmamaryann023@gmail.com>
Reply-To: mathewphilipsboabank@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 18 Jan 2023 14:04:55 +0100
Subject: ATTENTION CHOSEN ONE

Attention Dear Friend,

I'm Clay Tousey, the Winner of the 286 million jackpot prize held on
June 5, 2021. here is a verification webpage for record
https://www.powerball.com/winner-story/love-you-more-trust-becomes-floridas-16th-powerball-jackpot-winner
My Jackpot win was a gift from God to my family
Hence my entire Family has agreed to do this
We are donating 50% of the money to help individuals and Small
Scale Businesses around the world that was affected by the pandemic.
I got your email from Google business contact listings and
will be donating Five Million United state Dollars to you
Please accept this Token as a gift from Me and my family.
get Back to my assistant with an acceptance note if accepted
otherwise disregard.
contact person
name: Mathew Philips
email: mathewphilipsboabank@gmail.com

I anticipate your earliest response.
Best Regards
Clay Tousey

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