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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: "Dr. Mack John" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <drmackjohn222@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 29 Nov 2020 09:06:01 -0400
Subject: DONATION FOR YOU!

Via del Campidoglio 1 00186.
Roma RM, ITALIAN.

Hello,

How are you? Mrs Amelia Kennedy gave me your contact and asked me to contact you before she died, She is donating sum $6.5 million for you to help her set up a charity organisation in your country and use part of the money for yourself and your family, Get back to me so I can give you directives on how to contact the finance company to get the money, I am the lawyer of Mrs Amelia Kennedy, Reply my mail:( drmackjohn222@gmail.com ) and also whats-app me on this number: +17047262900, Do not call this number, It's only for whats-app.

Regards.
Dr. Mack John.

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