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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 Yi " <sales@bragsfurt.sbs>
Reply-To: kontactinfo69@gmail.com
Date: 13 Dec 2022 18:30:19 -0800
Subject: Act Of Kindness

Dear Sir or Madam,

I've sent you an email notification twice now, and neither time have you replied. This is merely to inform you that My Organization has chosen to donate to your email account. Thomas Yi here from Florida. I am a corporate tycoon, investor, and philanthropist. On March 27, 2021, the PowerBall lottery awarded me the jackpot of $235 million.

Due to the corona virus outbreak I handed donated 25 percent of my personal riches to charity, And as a result of the re-emergence of the New Variant ( Omicron ) I've also vowed to give away another 25% to 10 individuals this year 2022. The corona virus outbreak isn't simply a significant health catastrophe; it's also a large economic disruption, resulting to people losing their jobs and making it harder for them to take care of their families or to have a meaningful livelihood.

My entire family and I have decided to do this because we philanthropists have heard that a little generosity and financial assistance can go a long way toward improving human happiness. We are each donating $3,800,000.00 (three million eight hundred thousand dollars) to support ten people and small businesses (Owners).

Your name and email address were chosen at random from a running donation pool on the internet. I've made the decision to give you a $3,800,000,000 donation. Please reply to this message at (kontactinfo69@gmail.com) so that we can give you the chance to redeem your donation, and accept this token as a present from my family and myself.


I'm grateful.
Thomas Yi, founder and CEO
All Rights Reserved 2022 Donation Community.

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