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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: Chris@info.com
Reply-To: anthonyhohnc@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 17 Nov 2023 06:10:51 -0800
Subject: =?utf-8?q?=C2=A32=2E500=2E000=2C00_has_been_donated_to_you?=

Hello,

My name is Sir Christopher Anthony Hohn born in October 1966. I'm a British billionaire hedge fund manager and philanthropist. As of 2014, I had given over $4.5 billion to the Children's investment fund foundation, Churches, organizations, and orphanage homes. In April 2020, I made a £2.4 million donation to purchase around 100 SAMBA II machines to test for COVID-19. And in the year 2023, I decided to give away £2,500,000.00 to the individual, who must have received this message. If you must have received this message, know that your email address is among the lucky winners of my £2,500,000.00 mega draw and your winning Reference number is ZKHRG45K. If you are interested in this donation, please contact me via: chrishohn77@hotmail.com for more information.

You can also find more about me at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Hohn

Warm Regard
Hedge funds-Manager
Sir Christopher Anthony Hohn

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