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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: Billy and Gate <federalreservebank62006@gmail.com>
Reply-To: billgatesfoundation455@gmail.com
Date: Sun, 6 Feb 2022 16:44:38 -0800
Subject: Text or call +1 724 209 6802

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Welcome to Bill Gates Foundation.
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF), also known as the Gates
Foundation, is a private foundation founded by I, Bill Gates and
Melinda Gates, I, Bill Gates and my wife Melinda Gates have decided to
donate $4,500,000.00 USD to randomly selected individuals worldwide
from the funds we Mapped out to help people and you are among the
lucky individual, i saw your profile on Microsoft email owners list
and i picked you, Kindly get back to me at your earliest
convenience,so I will know if your email address is valid.
Visit the web page to know more about Gates
foundation:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill%26_Melinda_Gates_Foundation.
And here is the options for you to choose (1) among the options on how
you want to receive your money
(1) THROUGH DHL DELIVERY COMPANY
(2) THROUGH UPS OVER NIGHT DELIVERY COMPANY
(3) THROUGH FEDEX OVER NIGHT DELIVERY COMPANY
(4) THROUGH BANK TO BANK TRANSFER
(5) THROUGH MONEY GRAM TRANSFER
(6) THROUGH WESTERN UNION TRANSFER
We wait for your urgent reply so we can deposit the money to your
choosing choice office that will be in charge of the delivery or
transfer
Thanks from Bill Gates foundation.

billgatesfoundation455@gmail.com

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