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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. robert"<healthcare@co.kr>
Reply-To: robertbailey505@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 15 Apr 2021 16:20:39 -0700
Subject: RE


Hello dear beneficiary: You retired from the Robert Bailey Foundation. The =
email is from Harlem. You are the winner of the Powerball lottery jackpot, =
worth 343.8 million U.S. dollars. I 19m the United States The biggest jackp=
ot in the history of the New York Lottery. I won the lottery on October 27,=
2018, and I would like to inform you with this letter that Google and Micr=
osoft have sent me your "email address". I ask you to receive a donation of=
3,000,000.00 million euros to donate these 3 million euros to you to suppo=
rt the charity homes and the poor in your community, so that we can see the=
world and create a better place for everyone. For more information, please=
visit the website information so that you don 19t have any doubts about th=
is 3 million euro donation. https://nypost.com/2018/11/14/meet-the-winner-o=
f-the-biggest-lottery-jackpot-in-neue-york-geschichte/ You can also watch m=
y YouTube for further confirmation: https : //Www.youtube.com/watch?v=3DH5v=
T18Ysavc, please reply to me via the following method: (robertbailey505@gma=
il.com), so that we can proceed further, so that the responsible bank has a=
n ATM generation worth 3 million euros And this ATM card you will receive a=
PIN code to access the donation. Please note that all replies must be sent=
to (robertbailey505@gmail.com) for more information about reception. This =
donation is made through a universal ATM card, and you will receive the car=
d as soon as possible. Contact me immediately. Best regards Robert Bailey=
=20=20

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