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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: "Mr. Alexander Michael." <lotbrd11@gmail.com>
Reply-To: alexanmichbdd1@outlook.com
Date: Tue, 26 Apr 2022 21:35:47 +0100
Subject: YOUR UNCLAIMED FUND.

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Hello,

I am Mr. Alexander Michael from USA; I work with the Global Corporate Finance.

I'm contacting you in regards to your donation fund by Mrs. Mavis
Wanczyk, the mega winner of $758 Million in Mega Millions Jackpot, who
donated the sum of $7 Million each to some selected individuals.

You were luckily selected via the random global mail system to receive
the sum of $7 Million.

WATCH HER HERE: www.youtube.com/watch?v=7kWnqvJM1mM

Winner Of $758 Million Powerball Jackpot Comes Forward To Claim Prize - YouTube
Mavis Wanczyk of Chicopee claimed the largest single ticket jackpot in
American lottery history.
www.youtube.com


I have sent mail on different occasion to you but to no avail.

For the claim of your fund, please get back to me with the following details;

YOUR FULL NAME:
YOUR MARITAL STATUS:
YOUR AGE:
YOUR SEX:
YOUR PHONE NUMBER:
YOUR OCCUPATION:
YOUR ADDRESS.

Note that you are required to contact me with your donation code.

THIS IS YOUR DONATION CODE: GCF022Q1WAN

Please contact me directly to avoid falling to impostors, as you are
aware of so many fraudulent act on the internet.

You have to contact me directly on this information below.
GLOBAL CORPORATE FINANCE HOUSE.
Name : Mr. Alexander Michael
Email : alexanmichbdd1@outlook.com

I will await your soonest response to proceed with your claims process.

Best Regards,

Mr. Alexander Michael.

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