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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: ATM MAIN DELIVERY UPDATE <frankonyenna120@gmail.com>
Reply-To: www.orabankplc.net01@gmail.com
Date: Sat, 29 Jan 2022 17:22:04 +0000
Subject: RE

INTERNATIONAL DEPARTMENT OF MOLOTTERY.
SUBJECT: RE PRIZE NOTIFICATIONS RE, INTERNATIONAL SECTION OF ONLINE MOLOTTERY.

ATTENTION,
As part of the promotional raffles, the participants were selected
using a computerized voting system consisting of 100,500,000 email
addresses of individuals and companies around the world as part of an
electronic promotion program designed to Encourage Internet users
worldwide. Keep in mind that you / your email address qualified for a
draw as a result of your various visits to various websites on the
Internet. You / your company's address, attached to the number
230-365-3071, with serial number 710-43, attracted the numbers of the
luck 8, 5, 6, 24, 19, 34 and Bonus No. 51, and therefore, won in the
second category DRAW ONLINE LOTTO DRAW.

Therefore, you have been approved to pay an amount of $3,500,000.00,
USD, which is the winning amount for the winners of the second
category. This is from the total prize fund of $38,450,000.00, which
is shared among international winners in the second category.

And today we notify you that your funds will be credited into an ATM
visa card by Ora bank Republic of Togo. Send the following information
for the delivery of your $3,500,000.00 USD which is the total amount
which your ATM card contains. Make sure you entered the correct data.
Required information,
Your Full Name =============
Your Country of Origin ========
Your Home address ==========
Your City & Postal Code ======
Your Occupation ============
Your Age ==================
Your Gender ================
Your phone number ===========
Your copy of passport/ID========
Your Personal Email Address======

CONGRATULATIONS!
With respect,
Dr. Coovl Celestine
Contact email >>(www.orabankplc.net01@gmail.com).

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