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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: "Mrs.Elaine C.Duke" <"WWW."@triton.ocn.ne.jp>
Reply-To: "Mrs.Elaine C.Duke" <officialhomelandsecuritusa00@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 18 Nov 2017 03:46:40 +0900 (JST)
Subject: ATTENTION MY DEAR FRIEND,

ATTENTION MY DEAR FRIEND,

I,m Madam, Elaine C.Duke Newly Director Secretary of homeland security department.we Had a Repot that you have not received Your fund from Africa! we have finally cash your abandoned long-lost check confirming to be your won compensation funds,we cash the monies and we decided to boxed the money for avoiding expiry of the check because it has stayed long in our custody searching for your contact to reach you,after our investigation that we discovered that the money is not an illegal payment, The fund values the sum of ($20.7Million.Dollars) So kindly reconfirm your full details via email:(officialhomelandsecuritusa00@gmail.com)or text message +1 (708) 498-0624 as instructed below.

1). Full name...................................
2). Phone number............................
3). Current home address................
4). Occupation.................................
5). Nearest Airport...........................

You can call Mr John Maku. at : +229-9952_3877 the director of overseas payment of the presidency office who is in charge to give instruction approval to releasing the boxed-money consignment to me for onward s delivering it to you. with our instruction and claim your cheque which arrived from Africa to our local Airport here in USA Washington , DC 20016. So you are urgently advise to comply with our demand so that we will release your cheque today . we are working for the best of America citizen and your urgent is needed.

Treat with dispatch,
Madam, Elaine C.Duke
The secretary of
the U.S Department of
Homeland security
Washington DCOffice Address:3801 Nebraska Ave NW,
Washington, DC 20016 United States,

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