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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: Peter Austin Smith <david.ywilliams4356@gmail.com>
Reply-To: petersmith1988@daum.net
Date: Thu, 10 Feb 2022 15:30:12 -0800
Subject: Congratulations !!!!!Finally Your Funds have been Released

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Congratulations!!!

Happy New Year to You This 5th day of February 2022 the entire staff of
Microsoft Corporation
(Promotion Department) wish to inform you that you have just been
selected as a lucky winner from the Microsoft January/February 2022 email
draws that is usually held twice in every year.
Microsoft Corporation organize this promotion offer in other to
compensate consumers of the product in the world at large for their
infinite supports towards Covid-19 Pandemic Situation and also for the
growth of the company.

Hence you have won $5,500,000.00 USD (Five Million Five Hundred United
States Dollars Only) and you are expected to fill and send back the
following for claims:
====================================
Full Name………….
Address……………
Sex……………….
Marital Status……..
Age……………….
Country……………
Occupation…………
Telephone Numbers…..
====================================
SEND YOUR DETAIL TO CLAIMS AGENT
MARTIN JONES
(petersmith1988@daum.net)
====================================
Congratulations!! Once again.
Yours in service,
The Award Team
(Microsoft Corporation)

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