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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: MARATHON Oil CO-OPERATION <marathonoolcooperation@gmail.com>
Reply-To: livinggood936@gmail.com
Date: Sat, 5 Mar 2022 21:14:52 +0300
Subject: TEXT OR CALL (817) 309-5896

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Welcome To Marathon oil
MARATHON OIL CO-OPERATION
Co- operation Headquarters Marathon Oil
5555,San Felipe Saint, Houston, Texas 77056 United States
whatsapp number:(702) 850-0648
Email; marathonoolcooperationcompany@gmail.com

To Whom it May Concern Am Williams the president of fund control
foundation ,and also the Board Director of Marathon Oil company!!

Marathon Oil corporation , usually referred to as American petroleum
, natural gas Exploration and production company Headquartered,in
Marathon Oil tower in Houston Texas,which was found in 1887

President &CEO: Mr Lee M. Tillman

Marathon Oil corporation has brought to you a

scheme Called: COVID 19 FOUNDATION SCHEME

We are giving out the sum of (10.500,000,000),Ten million five
hundred thousand dollars to any Citizen of USA whose number it's
selected by the their network provider (T.mobile, Verizon
wireless,At&T, Sprint, Us cellular, cricket wireless, MetroPCS,Ting,
consumer cellular, Boost mobile, etc)
with other countries in world e.g (united kingdom,italy
,france,canada,brazil etc)
Kindly reconfirm the below information

1 Your Full Names

2 Your Home Address

3 Your Home Telephone

4 Your Mobile Phone

5. Your Age

6. How do want your fund to get to you

Mode of receiving


1 Bank Deposit

2 through a delivery company

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