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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: kelvin <mrfranklinrd@gmail.com>
Reply-To: kevinkil832@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 16 Mar 2023 15:31:14 -0700
Subject: Attention:Beneficiary,

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Attention:Beneficiary,

It is my pleasure to inform you that your funds is deposited in Money Gram
remitting office here and we hereby write to inform you that we have sent your
full compment of US10.5million USD through money gram and you will be
receiving $4,500 usd Per day and we have send you the first payment.

So contact our manager mr.jef smith and ask him to give you the money gram
payment information so that you can be able to pick up your First payment of
your funds through money gram without any problem.

Contact him with his privet email bellow,
[kevinkil832@gmail.com)

AND CONTACT HIM WITH YOUR FULL bank details

email him now so that he can provide the money gram information to you.

Thanks and Remain
Blessed

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