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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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Fraud email example:

From: info info <Kseniya367Kirillova.z1994@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 22 Mar 2023 08:55:42 +0000
Subject: Thanks for the info!


Hi,

No need to introduce myself, as you can see, I'm a Hacker and I've full access to your device and operating system.

I've been successfully watching you for a very long time by infecting a malware through the adult site you visit regularly. My Spyware have also recorded a video of you masturbating and satisfying yourself and your activities with adolescence. I have full access to your address book and I'll be very happy to share this interesting information to your contact list and social media too.

To prevent this from happening, you're hereby instructed to send me R10, 000.00 through Spar / Checkers / Shoprite Money Market Counter or Capitec/Standard Bank Instant Money even Ned bank Imali, send me the Vouchers number and the 4-Digit PIN number to awardsection@collector.org.

Once I receive the compensation (Yes consider it as a compensation) I will delete the information immediately, and you will never hear from me again. I will receive a notification once this message is opened and the countdown will begin. I urge you not to Ignore this instruction and send it to avoid complications.

Anonymous X.

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