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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:

This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Director Howard Edward " <"www."@quartz.ocn.ne.jp>
Reply-To: "christophera.wray@yahoo.com" <christophera.wray@yahoo.com>
Date: Sun, 24 Dec 2017 15:10:56 +0900 (JST)
Subject: REPLY NOW FOR IMMEDIATE DELIVERY OF YOUR CONSINGMENT WORTH
$10,725,000.00

I HAVE LOOKED OVER YOUR PAYMENT FILE AND WOULD APPRECIATE YOUR URGENT RESPOND. I HAVE MADE PRELIMINARY INQUIRY ABOUT THE INDICATED $10,725,000 FROM RESPONSIBLE OFFICE, AND THE AMOUNT THERE IS REAL. I HAVE SEEK FOR ASSISTANCE TO CUT THE PRICE OF PROCESSING THE NEEDED DOCUMENT WHICH WITHOUT; THE DELIVERY CAN NOT BE SUCCESSFUL. I HAVE PLEADED WITH THE MINISTRY; THAT THE BENEFICIARY WILL PAY $97 OR ABOVE, REMAIN BALANCE WILL REIMBURSE WITHIN 24 MINUTES OF SUCCESSFUL DELIVERY.

A â€“ POWER TO CARRY ON THE DELIVERY FROM ORIGIN OF THE FUND HAS GIVEN TO ME AND THE FEDERAL MINISTRY OF FINANCE SHALL APPROVE THE DELIVERY PERMIT CERTIFICATE UPON THE PAYMENT OF $97. I WILL HANDLE YOUR DELIVERY EFFECTIVELY IMMEDIATELY THE FEE IS PAID BY YOU. SO, I ADVICE YOU TO SEND THE $97 IMMEDIATE BECAUSE I WILL BE COMING TO YOUR HOUSE TOMORROW WITH YOUR ATM DEBIT VISA CARD WORTH OF $10,725,000 AND THE VITAL DOCUMENTS WHICH ENSURED THE LEGITIMATE OF THE DELIVERY IS INTACT WITH ME.

YOU MUST ALSO DISCLOSE TO ME THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION; AND THIS $97 MUST AVAILABLE WITHIN 24 HRS:

*YOUR FULL NAME
*YOUR HOME ADDRESS,
*YOUR PHONE NUMBER AND AIRPORT NAME,

YOU NEED TO CONFIRM THE PAYMENT AND MAKE SURE THE INFORMATION YOU HAVE PROVIDED IS CORRECT TO AVOID MISTAKES PRIOR TO DELIVER YOUR $10,725,000 ON TIME.
NEVERTHELESS, YOU MUST REMEMBER THAT YOU NEED TO BE REST ASSURED.

ON BEHALF OF,
(202) 849-5471
MS JANET NAPOLITANO

YOURS IN SERVICE,
WILLIAM COOPER
MS. JANET'S PERSONEL MANAGER AND CHIEF PROCUREMENT OFFICER

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