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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: Addo Frank <atmpaymetcenter2018@gmail.com>
Reply-To: addofrank12@aol.com
Date: Sun, 16 Apr 2023 08:45:03 -0700
Subject: Congratulations, your Email address has won.

Congratulations, your Email address has won.

This is to inform you that your Email address has won Prize Amount of
($ 1.5 Million) for being one of our active Web-Email users this Year.
This Lottery promotion was organized by Google Gmail, Mail.com,
Hotmail, Verizon, Bellsouth Yahoo Mail, Rediffmail &
Windows Live (etc) Lottery INC. You are required to use the details
below to claim your Winnings.

1. Full Name: …………..
2.Contact house and office Address:…………..
3. Age:………..
4. Telephone Number:…………..
5. Sex:……….
6. Occupation:……….
7. State: …………
8 .Country:……..
9. Nationality:…………

For security reasons, we advise all winners to keep this information
confidential from the public until your claim is processed and your
prize released to you. This is part of our security protocol to avoid
double claiming an unwarranted person to take advantage of this
program.

Regards,

Frank Addo.

Management of 2023 E-MAIL Network Online Program GLOBAL AWARDS.

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