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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: MO LOTTERY AGENT <lometogo260@gmail.com>
Reply-To: orabank.net.r@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 29 Mar 2023 08:29:19 -0700
Subject: INTERNATIONAL DEPARTMENT OF MOLOTTERY.

ATTENTION,

As part of the promotional raffles, the participants were
selected using a computerized voting system consisting of 100,500,000
email addresses of individuals and companies around the world as part
of an electronic promotion program designed to Encourage Internet
users worldwide.

Keep in mind that you / your email address qualified for a draw as a
result of your various visits to various websites on the Internet.
your company's address, attached to the number 230-365-3071, with
serial number 710-43, attracted the numbers of the luck 8, 5, 6, 24,
19, 34 and Bonus No. 51, and therefore, won in the second category
DRAW ONLINE LOTTO DRAW.

Therefore, you have been approved to be paid an amount of $
5,800,000.00, state dollars, which is the winning amount for the
winners of The second category. This is from the total prize fund of
$38,450,000.00, which is shared among international winners in The
second category.

And today we notify you that your funds will be credited into an ATM
visa card by Ora bank, Republic of Togo. Send the following
information for the delivery of your $5,800,000.00 USD which is the
total amount which your ATM card contains. Make sure you entered the
correct data.

Your full name ========
Your country ========
Your city ========
Your phone number ======
Your home address =======

CONGRATULATIONS!
With respect,
Dr. Coovl Celestine

Contact email = orabank.net.r@gmail.com

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