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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:

This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
- "million dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "remain blessed" (scammers in West Africa like to use religious phrases)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- agentwoldorgcharityhelp11@gmail.com (Gmail/GoogleMail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: Info@charity.org
Reply-To: agentwoldorgcharityhelp11@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 10 Jan 2019 19:57:34 -0800
Subject: Dear Sir/Madam,

Dear Sir/Madam, We bring greetings to you . This message is sent to you as =
a notification that you have been chosen to benefit from our charity projec=
t aimed at touching lives and helping those that we can across the world as=
We have been blessed.My wife and I won the Powerball Jackpot of $528 Milli=
on Dollars on January 15, 2017 and we have voluntarily decided to donate th=
e sum of $300 Million Dollars to charity. In this project, we try to reach =
people randomly from different sources and modes so as to touch lives from =
different angles,Hence you are getting a message here. You have been listed=
as one of the lucky recipients to receive $1 Million Dollars. This donatio=
n is made out to you so to enable you strengthen your personal issues and m=
ostly to generously help us extend hands of giving to the less privileged, =
orphans and charity organizations within your locality. Should you wish to =
verify, below are links to that effect. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3DY=
N5wk7KO_cI http://www.cbsnews.com/news/powerball-winners-tennessee-identifi=
ed-john-robinson-lisa-robinson You are required to forward your particulars=
to us at: agentwoldorgcharityhelp11@gmail.com Remain Blessed. Lisa and Joh=
n Robinson

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