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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:

This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: michellagarcia9@gmail.com
Reply-To: michgarcia_danksebkproton.me@proton.me
Date: 17 Oct 2023 05:32:09 -0700
Subject: Funding programme

Attention; Sir/Madam,

This information is to notify you of the ongoing funding
programme by the federal government of America to distress
companies, individuals affected by covid, earthquakes, floods,
e.t.c. We do random selection through our system to reach out to
people and you were part of the recent selection to be credited
with
$5,503,278.00 through the benefit of our online banking system.
We require
more of your information to create an online bank account in our
bank so
your funds will be credited there. Get back to us with your
details as listed
below.

Full name
Upload Passport photo
Occupation,
Valid identification copy
Email
Phone Number
House Address
Country

You will receive your new bank account details once we have your
information.

Yours sincerely,
Ms. Michella Garcia
Wire Transfer Director.

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