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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: "Sam Bankman Fried-Crypto King" <jordanbrunt@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: cryptoking147@hotmail.com
Date: 26 Jan 2024 10:54:57 +0300
Subject: Re: CONGRATULATIONS!..YOU'RE THE CHOSEN ONE. CONTACT ME NOW.

Reply To: cryptoking147@hotmail.com

SAM BANKMAN FRIED-THE CRYPTO KING.

Hi,

This is Sam Bankman Fried, I am the Founder of FTX Cryptocurrency Exchange. I am currently in legal proceedings with the DOJ and I may likely face life imprisonment due to fund mismanagemet by my managers. I found your honest profile on Google Search and I have decided to GIFT and DONATE to you the sum of $100,000,000 (One Hundred Million US Dollars) I find you trustworthy to take care of this charity project. Kindly donate half of the funds to any charitable course of your choice by giving to any orphanage homes in your country and community of your choice. Then you should use the half remainder of the funds to establish for yourself any good business that will create labour and employent. You should send me the following details so I can send it to my bank account officer:

1. NAME:

2. AGE:

3. MALE/FEMALE:

4. COUNTRY/NATIONALITY:

5. COUNTRY CURRENTLY LIVING:

6. MOBILE NUMBER:

Send all required information to:  cryptoking147@hotmail.com

Congratulations to you once again!!!

Best Regards,

Sam Bankman Fried
Former Founder
FTX Cryptocurrency Exchange
Email: cryptoking147@hotmail.com

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