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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: "Bill Gates"<mara@famema.br>
Reply-To: billgatefound009@hotmail.com
Date: Fri, 23 Oct 2020 09:09:04 +0530
Subject: Foundation


Hope this information meet you well as I know you will be curious to know w=
hy/how I selected you to receive a sum of $5,000,000,00 USD, our informatio=
n below is 100% legitimate, please see the link below: https://en.wikipedia=
.org/wiki/Bill_%26_Melinda_Gates_Foundation
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF), previously the Sonu H. Gates F=
oundation, is an American private foundation founded by Bill and Melinda Ga=
tes. Based in Seattle, Washington, it was launched in 2000 and is reported =
to be the largest private foundation in the world, holding $50.7 billion in=
assets. The primary goals of the foundation are, globally, to enhance heal=
thcare and reduce ...
I BILL GATES and my wife decided to donate the sum of $5,000,000,000 USD t=
o you as part of our charity project to improve the 10 lucky individuals al=
l over the world from our $65 Billion Usd I and My Wife Mapped out to help =
people. We prayed and searched over the internet for assistance and I saw y=
our profile on Microsoft email owners list and picked you. Melinda, my wife=
and I have decided to make sure this is put on the internet for the world =
to see. As you could see from the webpage above, I am not getting any young=
er and you can imagine having no much time to live. although I am a Billion=
aire investor and we have helped some charity organizations from our Fund. =
You see after taken care of the needs of our immediate family members, befo=
re we die, we decided to donate the remaining of our Billions to other indi=
viduals around the world in need, the local fire department, the red cross,=
Haiti, hospitals in truro where Melinda underwent her cancer treatment, an=
d some other organizations in Asia and Europe that fight
Your full names.................
Your contact address................
Your personal telephone number...............
So that i can forward your payment information to you immediately. I am ho=
ping that you will be able to use the money wisely and judiciously over the=
re in your City. please you have to do your part to also alleviate the leve=
l of poverty in your region, help as many you can help once you have this m=
oney in your personal account because that is the only objective of donatin=
g this money to you in the first place.
Thank you for accepting our offer, we are indeed grateful You Can Google my=
name for more information: Mr Bill Gates or Bill & Melinda Gates Foundatio=
n.
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Regards
Mr Bill Gates

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