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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: Thomas Crist <mnramos@uc.cl>
Reply-To: Travismichael414@hotmail.com
Date: Thu, 4 Aug 2022 14:26:24 +0800
Subject: Congratulations

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Hello, How are you doing? I hope you are safe from the Corona-virus
pandemic? I am Happy to inform you that You have Donation funds of
(£1.5 Million GBP) to Claim, Reply back with your Name, Full address,
Reachable Phone Number and Occupation.


Saudações, como você está? Espero que suas famílias estejam bem de
saúde. Informamos que você recebeu um valor de doação (£1.5 milhão de
libras esterlinas) para o programa de assistência Covid-19 e pacientes
com câncer, por favor, responda com seu nome completo, endereço
completo, telefone acessível Número para chamada e Texto e Ocupação.


Hallo, wie geht es dir? Ich hoffe, Sie sind vor der
Corona-Virus-Pandemie sicher? Ich freue mich, Ihnen mitteilen zu
können, dass Sie über Spendengelder in Höhe von (£1.5 Mio GBP)
verfügen, um einen Anspruch geltend zu machen. Antworten Sie mit Ihrem
Namen, Ihrer vollständigen Adresse, Ihrer erreichbaren Telefonnummer
und Ihrem Beruf.


¿Hola, como estas? ¿Espero que estés a salvo de la pandemia del virus
Corona? Me complace informarle que tiene fondos de donación de (£1.5
millones de libras esterlinas) para reclamar, responder con su nombre,
dirección completa, número de teléfono accesible y ocupación.


Ola, como estas? Você espera salvar a pandemia do vírus Corona? Aceito
informar que há fundos de doação de (£1.5 milhões de libras
esterlinas) para recuperar, responder com seu nome, direção completa,
número de telefone acessível e ocupação.


Bonjour, comment allez-vous? J'espère que vous êtes à l'abri de la
pandémie du virus Corona? Je suis heureux de vous informer que vous
disposez de fonds de don de (£1.5 million GBP) pour réclamer, répondre
avec votre nom, votre adresse complète, votre numéro de téléphone
accessible et votre occupation.

Regards,
Thomas Crist

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