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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: almoxarifado@cobremax.com.br
Reply-To: donation_001@outlook.com
Date: Mon, 04 Sep 2023 11:09:10 -0300
Subject: Re :This is your donation code: [FPC430342022]

Hello

Our names are Frances and Patrick Connolly From Northern Ireland. Me and my wife want to share this good news with you, we won a £115 million lottery jackpot on new year day. We have decided to donate to 5 random people because of this coronavirus difficult times, when you receive this email then your email was selected from a spin ball. I have distributed most of my assets to a number of charities and organizations. I have voluntarily decided to donate to you the amount of €2,000,000.00 as one of my lucky 5 people selected.

This is your donation code: [FPC430342022]

Reply to this email with the donation code:
donation_001@outlook.com

I hope to make you and your family happy.

Greetings

Frances and Patrick Connolly

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