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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: "MR ROBBIN MACKNESS" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <info.robinmackness@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 11 Nov 2024 01:15:47 -0800
Subject: /VOLUNTARY CHARITY//


Greetings to you in the name of God. Please consider this message as divine and accept it with a deep sense of humility.

I'm a 74 years cancer patient currently in the hospital undergoing chemotherapy and life support treatment. I wish to donate my deposited funds to you for investment and charity. Proceeds from any investment you undertake should be used to establish a charity foundation in my name.

The foundation should support and cater to cancer patients globally, not neglecting the motherless, the homeless, the poor, and the elderly.

Your participation in this significant project should be voluntary and solely humanitarian.

My doctors have informed me that I have two months to live. Therefore, I want to disburse most of my fortune to help the needy. If you are interested in my proposal, please kindly send me your details:

Your full name,
Your address,
Your occupation,
Your age/sex,
Your nationality,
Your phone/mobile numbers.

Upon receipt of your details as requested above, I will inform you of the amount, and within one week from the day I receive your details, the funds will be sent to you to execute the project.

Regards,
Mr. Robin Mackness
info.robinmackness@gmail.com



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Zgodnie z art. 13 ogólnego rozporządzenia o ochronie danych osobowych z dnia 27 kwietnia 2016 r. (Dz. Urz. UE L 119 z 04.05.2016) , informuję, iż administratorem Pani/Pana danych osobowych jest Instytut Adama Mickiewicza (IAM) z siedzibą w Warszawie (00-560), przy ul. Mokotowskiej 25, z którym można się skontaktować pod adresem e-mail: odo@iam.pl. Pani/Pana dane osobowe przetwarzane będą w celu nawiązania kontaktu i/lub udzielenia Panu/Pani odpowiedzi. Szczegółowe informacje na temat zasad przetwarzania danych osobowych przez Instytut Adama Mickiewicza oraz praw osób, których dane są przetwarzane znajdą Państwo w polityce prywatności

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