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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: Michael Thomas Wizard <benjaminhabu22@gmail.com>
Reply-To: jonsonjeffrey535@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 17 Dec 2021 11:13:52 +0100
Subject:

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-Hack bank accounts
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-Server crashed hack
-Skype hack
-Hack databases
-Hack WordPress blogs
- Hack individual computers
- Hack devices remotely
-Burner number
-Verified Paypal Accounts Hack
- Any social media account hack
-Android and iPhone hack
-Hack to intercept SMS
- Email intercept hack
-Bitcoin recovery
-binary multiplication
-Credit Score Upgrade
- Track call log and spy call recording.
Remotely monitor SMS text messages.
Cell phone GPS location tracking. Spy on WhatsApp messages.
-Not discoverable IP etc.
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For further questions ..

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