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419 scam combines lottery win and family foundation

419 scam combines lottery winners and a US-based foundation to trick people into handing over personal information. Scammers have mashed both together and come up with the below missive: ‘You have been randomly selected by the Martin Family Foundation to receive the sum of One Million Pounds(1million) After scooping 33 million – which is roughly half of Britain’s biggest ever Lotto jackpot. We decided to setup a foundation which main aim is to Bring Relief and Joy to Families around the world'”]

Source: https://blog.malwarebytes.com/cybercrime/2016/06/419-scam-combines-lottery-win-and-family-foundation/

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