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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: =?UTF-8?B?4oKsM00gRG9uYXRpb24=?=
<santiagoalejandrolacaixabk201@gmail.com>
Reply-To: fnpconnooly17@gmail.com
Date: Sun, 6 Mar 2022 16:50:38 +0200
Subject: =?UTF-8?Q?Re=3A_=E2=82=AC3m_Donation_For_You?=

Hello

We are Frances & Patrick Connolly, we live in Moira, we recently won
the lottery, and we have decided to make donations of different
amounts to 50 lucky individuals, churches and organizations and
also,20 lucky international individuals like you will also benefit
from us. We are glad to announce to you that, on behalf of Frances &
Patrick Connolly Family, we donate €3,000,000.00 EUR to you as a gift
to help fight Corona Virus in your city and support people who need
money to buy food.

Your email address was submitted to me and my wife from the best web
directory and search engine by legal advisers to the donation scheme.
You received this message because we have listed you as one of our 50
lucky millionaires.

These specific Donations/Grants will be awarded to 20 lucky
international recipients worldwide in different categories for their
personal business development and enhancement of their personal life.
The objective is to make a notable change in the standard of living of
people all around the Universe. I know this might come as a surprise
to you but it is 100% true.

We don't know how to write much, You can check our story out with this
link: (https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-northern-ireland-46756469).

Please provide your information below for claims and contact
(fnpconnooly17@gmail.com) for more info

Names:
Address:
Phone:
Occupation:
Country:

Best regards.

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