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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: OFFICIAL MAIL <mark05william02@gmail.com>
Reply-To: kellythemen716@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 14 Mar 2022 16:18:00 -0700
Subject: YOUR US$2,500,000.00 MILLION DOLLARS PAYMENT

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YOUR US$2,500,000.00 MILLION DOLLARS PAYMENT

This is to inform you that you have been selected for a prize of a
brand new BMW X6 and a cash in a consignment box worth $2,500,000.00
United State Dollars from international programs held on the last
section of last year 2021 in the UNITED STATE OF AMERICA.

Please make contact with Kelly Themen of Beverly Hills BMW to claim
your prize. And Send the below required Informations to him for
verification.

Name in Full......
Current Residential Address.......
Nationality....
Age......
Occupation.....
Phone Number....

Contact Kelly Themen immediately through his email address (
kellythemen716@gmail.com) so he can get your prize to you.

Best Regards.

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because of the restrictions implemented by your Internet Service
Provider, you should try to treat it genuinely.

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