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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.Warren E.Buffett Billionaire investor." <bilgatesoundation@gmail.com>
Reply-To: warrenbuff020@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 23 Sep 2021 13:46:38 -0700
Subject: Donation {$10.500,000.00} for you

My name is Warren E. Buffett an American business magnate,
investor and philanthropist. am the most successful investor in
the world. I believe strongly in 'giving while living? I had one
idea that never changed in my mind? that you should use your
wealth to help people andi have decided to give {$10.500,000.00}
ten Million Five Hundred Thousand United Dollars, to randomly
selected individuals worldwide.On receipt of this email, you
should count yourself as the lucky individual.

Your email address was chosen online while searching at random.
Kindly get back to me at your earliest convenience before i
travel to japan for my treatment , so I know your email address
is valid .Email me here (warrenbuff020@gmail.com )

Thank you for accepting our offer, we are indeed grateful You Can
Google my name for more information: Warren Buffet God bless you.
Best Regard
Mr.Warren E.Buffett

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