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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: Tom Cook <fidelricksonfinancial01@gmail.com>
Reply-To: tomcookusa1@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 11 Nov 2021 23:49:39 -1200
Subject: donation apply

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My Name is Tom Cook (Managing director of Member of Vacation Life
LLC) I am the winner of $396.9 million Powerball jackpot I won on October
2nd, 2020. This Winning is a blessing so we decided to give back to the
society which means we are officially notifying you that you have been
selected as one of the Beneficiaries of the 2021 VACATION LIFE LLC
Social Responsibility Cash Aid Program and Your e-mail address was randomly
chosen by the Topaz Ballot System, and You have been awarded with the sum
of $2,000,000.00 USD by VACATION LIFE LLC. I only hope you will be able to
help others around you when you are rewarded with the money. Email me at (
tomcookusa1@gmail.com )for more information on how to get the
donated amount. Thank-you

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