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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: "Mrs. Mai Xiong" <Maixiong@zenitel.com.sg>
Reply-To: williamschambers6@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 13 Dec 2017 00:15:49 -0800
Subject: I have a Donation for you

I am Mrs. Mai Xiong, Winner of $156 Million Dollars Powerball Jackpot on March 22, 2017. I wish to inform you that your e-mail was randomly selected to receive my donation grant of $500,000.00 USD, this being part of our 2017 Mai Xong Donation Project (MXDP) to financially support Six (6) lucky people and ten(10) charity organisations from different parts of the world.

Send Your Name# Age# Home Address# And WhatsApp Number# For More Information

Kindly Contact My Attorney for Via Email claims

Contact Person:Barrister Bobby Smith
Attorney At Law
Williams Cook Chamber.
Email: williamschambers6@gmail.com

Best Regard:
Mrs. Mai Xiong
The Wisconsin Lottery Winner of $156 Million Dollars Powerball
Jackpot on March 22, 2017

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