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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: "Mackenzie Scottt" <info@iruka.co.jp>
Reply-To: mackenziescott202020@gmail.com
Date: Sun, 26 Mar 2023 11:44:58 -0700
Subject: Claim Directives.


Hello, I am Mackenzie Scott, ex-wife of Amazon founder and CEO(Jeff Bezos).=
I'm donating $ 4 billion to charities, individuals and colleges across the=
Globe from the Scott's Foundation, to provide immediate support to people =
suffering economically from the COVID-19 pandemic and you are one of the lu=
cky winners. I have a donation grant worth $1,850,000 for you and your comm=
unity. Contact me for more information if you are interested. Best regards =
Mackenzie Scott

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