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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: "Mr.MANUEL FRANCO " <camara@newcomuruguay.com>
Reply-To: manuelfrancofoundation75@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 28 Nov 2023 01:35:16 +0100
Subject: DONATION

Hello,

I'm Manuel Franco, you have a donation of $2,800,000.00. I won the $768 million Powerball lottery on March 27, 2019, I am donating a portion of it to five lucky people and ten charities. Your email came out victorious.

Urgently for claims, contact me via: manuelfrancofoundation75@gmail.com .

Watch my full interview here: https://youtu.be/R_pDrt1np1U.

My reason for making this donation is because I know what it feels like to have nothing. I do my best to put a smile on everyone's face in any way I can..

Never lose hope hope , trust the process and put the past behind you .. Contact via: manuelfrancofoundation75@gmail.com . For claim

Best Regards
Manuel.

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