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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: Paul Win <kopajohn12@gmail.com>
Reply-To: paulwins60@gmail.com
Date: Sun, 16 Apr 2023 00:47:51 -0600
Subject: Attention dear owner

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Good day,
She Claim your Fund of US$15.7 Million dollars

How are you today? A Lady called (TINA JOHN) contacted This Office
Today to Claim your Fund of US$15.7 Million dollars in this ECO BANK
PLC, she sated that she is your younger Sister, she told us that you
have given her permission to Claim Your Fund US$15.7 Million dollars
so that she can takes care of you because you have contacted Corona
virus since last three months, and here is the address she provided to
us,

Address: 195 Spring Hollow Ct. Roswell, GA 30075

I will like to know and to confirm if you are the one that gave her
the power of claim, if yes,kindly provide a letter of claim from a
chief judge or from a reputable attorney in your country before This
Office can release your Fund of US$15.7 Million dollars to her, if no,
you are to quickly inform this office to avoid wrongful Transfer, here
is our new.

And she even say that she will pay for the needed last fees of $150,
so we are still search if we can release the Fund for her or not since
we cant heard from you since then until today.

But due try to response back to us so that we can give you the
information on how to make this last payment OF $150 that is needed
which was hold your fund since, so that your FUND will be release once
we get you feed back, Be aware that if we can't heard from you till 24
hours the fund of US$15.7 Million dollars will be release to her as
the real owner thanks.

Manager
Paul Wins

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