419 scam: Scott Godfrey <albertthompson450@gmail.com> MY DONATION TO YOU

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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:

This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "00,000.00" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "god fearing " (scammers in West Africa like to use religious phrases)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: Scott Godfrey <albertthompson450@gmail.com>
Reply-To: fileprocessing12@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 22 Feb 2023 03:01:19 -0800
Subject: MY DONATION TO YOU

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My name is Scott Godfrey. I won the $699.8 million California
Powerball lottery on December 11, 2021. I have voluntarily decided to
donate the sum of $1,600,000.00 to you, being part of my Charitable
Organizational Donation Project to financially support (10) lucky
people around the world. Your email was luckily selected via a Google
& social media Sponsored email draws.

You can verify this by visiting the web pages below to see my interview
link: https://bit.ly/3AuEjih

I may not know you, but I believe if you were chosen by God to receive
my donation of $1,600,000.00. You must be a God fearing individual, I
am a Christian and i believe that Good things happens to those people
who wait and also believe in faith and in truth and be rest assured
you stand no risk as this is my money which the lord has decided to
bless me with.

My donation of $1,600,000.00 US Dollars may not be much to you but i
believe it will go a long way to improving your standard of living
like my Power ball Jackpot did to me, I would like you to fill the
below and return back to me and my entire household will be glad for
you to visit us after my donation gets to you. Do this on time so you
can contact the payout bank for further directives to receive
donation,

Names:
Address:
Cell:
Age:
Sex:
Occupation:

Thank you,
Sincerely Yours,
Scott Godfrey

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