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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: Alexander Tessy <alexandetessy11@gmail.com>
Reply-To: vondamakinsonhwa14@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 14 Apr 2023 04:49:41 -0700
Subject: CONGRATULATION 3 MILLION EUROS DONATION 0F FOR YOU

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Hello, Dear Beneficiary,

You are receiving this email from the Robert Bailey Foundation, a
retired Harlem government official and winner of the $343.8 million
Powerball Lottery jackpot. I'm the Biggest Jackpot Winner in New York
Lottery History, United States of America. I won this lottery on
October 27, 2018 and I am writing to you that Google has sent your
"email address" to Microsoft in connection with my request for a
donation of 3,000,000.00 euros. I am donating this 3 million euros to
charities and the poor in your community to make the world a better
place for everyone. Visit the website for more information, so don't
be skeptical about this 3 million euros donation.

https://nypost.com/2018/11/14/meet-the-winner-of-the-biggest-lottery-jackpot-in-neue-york-geschichte/You
can also check out my YouTube for more confirmations:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H5vT18Ysavc

Please reply by: (ml7280806@gmail.com ) so that we can proceed, so
that the relevant bank will generate an ATM card worth 3 million euros
and this ATM card will give you the PIN code to access the donations.
Please note that all replies must be sent to (ml7280806@gmail.com )
for further information on receipt. This donation will be made through
the universal ATM card that you will receive as soon as possible.
contact me now

Sincerely,

Robert Bailey* * * * * * * * * * * * *Powerball Jackpot Winner

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