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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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Fraud email example:

From: CEO Scott Farquhar <johndedf@outlook.com>
Reply-To: "giftmoney2022@outlook.com" <giftmoney2022@outlook.com>
Date: Fri, 01 Oct 2021 22:19:56 +0900
Subject: FUND DONATION USD$690 MILLION

Beneficiary EMAIL id.

How are you doing today.

We've heard that a little financial support can go a long way.

I'm Scott Farquhar, the co-founder and co-CEO of the software company Atlassian in Sydney, Australia. My billionaire was a gift from God to me ever since i married to Kim Jackson, A member of Georgia United State Senate, hence my entire family has AGREED to share gift money for those in needs during unpredictable time of coronavirus outbreak to support people at home during Covid-19 or those in hard time broke.

If you are interested, please Email us back at ( giftmoney2022@outlook.com or send a txt to or +614-8002-4117 ) with how much you need to change your life sytle.

Best Regards.

CEO Scott Farquhar
co-founder and co-CEO of the software company Alassian in Sydney, Australia
Mail: giftmoney2022@outlook.com or giftmoney2021@hotmail.com
Phone/txt us at +614-8002-4117.

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