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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: obi nna <obin59478@gmail.com>
Reply-To: ococacola543@gmail.com
Date: Sat, 12 Feb 2022 21:51:56 -0800
Subject: Congratulations Dear Winner

Congratulations Dear Winner

You won the Coca-COLA annual online Draw. Your email address was
selected through a computer ballot system from among other active
email address users from the web amount won is five million five
hundred thousand United State dollars.

Keep your winning letter confidential and provide your information
only to our accredited claim manager to avoid double claim. Any double
claim will lead to automatic cancellation.

HOW TO CLAIM PRIZE MONEY: Send your details as stated below to
ococacola543@gmail.com

Details;
1} Full Nam...
2} Address...
3} Occupation...
4} Phone number...
5} Sex...
6} Age...
7} Annual income...

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