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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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Fraud email example:

From: "MR. JERRY WILLIAMS " <"JERRY."@opal.ocn.ne.jp>
Reply-To: "MR. JERRY WILLIAMS " <dhlc54778@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 1 Sep 2017 19:26:54 +0900 (JST)
Subject: I AM IN JF KENNEDY AIRPORT WITH YOUR ATM TEXT ME NOW +17723618756

I am Mr Jerry Williams Diplomatic agent from DHL office in Benin west Africa. i wish to inform you that because of your lack cop-ration due to the fees you suppose to pay and you did not meet up with it then Tom Abulu paid all the fees .Then he instructed me to go and deliver your ATM CREDIT CARD to your home then i take off yesterday and arrived today.

I will go back immediately because i will travel to united Arab on the third of sep as am writhing this massage i am in international JF Kennedy Airport in USA i was held by customs here with your ATM credit CARD worth of $8.5m for the certificate of ownership which will bearing your name.


They told me to go back or took them to your house but i refused because they will ask you many question about the money in the card which you may not answer correctly they told me to provide your certificate of ownership before they will release me and i did not with it here. i want you now to contact our head office in Benin to send $75 cost price to them to obtain the documents and send it to me here so that i will complete your delivery to your home address. Contact Mr. Tom Abulu with this email address, ( dhlc54778@gmail.com ) +229 992 339 37 then get back to me with this phone number please do not call me but text massage they did not allow me to answer call +1 7723618756 Send the money to below info i am here usa waiting for the document.

Receiver's Name:; KEVIN UBA
Country:; ;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;COTONOU BENIN .
City; ;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;,;COTONOU
Text Question;;;;;;; In God
Answer; ;;;;;;;;;;;;We Trust
Amount-;;;;;;;;;;;;;;; $75.00

Mr. Jerry Williams Diplomatic agent
diplomaticagentw@citromail.hu
Text me a Massage immediately
Phone +17723618756

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