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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: "Patrick and Frances Connolly Foundation" <soporte-cisco@grupocesa.com>
Reply-To: patrickcon2019@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 10 Aug 2022 09:40:11 +0100
Subject: =?utf-8?q?You_have_been_selected_to_receive_=28=C2=A31=2C000=2C000=2E00_B?=
=?utf-8?q?ritish_Pound=29_as_charity_donation/grant_from_Patrick_and_Fran?=
=?utf-8?q?ces_Connolly_Foundation?=

Dear Beneficiary, You have been selected to receive (£1,000,000.00 British Pound) as charity donation/grant from Patrick and Frances Connolly Foundation.

Our Names are Frances and Patrick Connolly from County Armagh in Northern Ireland. We Just Won €115 Million Euro from the EuroMillions lottery jackpot Lottery draw. Therefore our foundation will be giving out Grant donations of £1,000,000.00 British Pound each to (15) Lucky international recipients worldwide to show God our appreciation. You received this message because you have been listed as one of the (15) lucky Individual Selected.

Kindly visit the link for more details about the Winning;
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-northern-ireland-46756469

Therefore, you are required to contact her through whatsapp: +447360239233 or email for more details: patrickcon2019@gmail.com

Congratulations to You.
Patrick and Frances Connolly Foundation
Email: patrickcon2019@gmail.com
Telephone/whatsapp: +447360239233
Northern Ireland

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