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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: " (may be fake)
Reply-To: <rwillery14307@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 10 Jan 2018 23:27:34 +0100
Subject: Re: Read & Respond ASAP To This Bulletin Dated 01/08/2018

Happy holidays.

I am Hon. Kristjen Nielson, the new secretary of U.S. Department of Homeland Security appointed by President Donald Trump.
Office Address: 3801 Nebraska Ave NW, Washington, DC 20016, United States.

We received a report that you have an unclaimed/abandoned fund of US$5,500,000.00 (Five Million, Five Hundred Thousand US Dollars) in Africa.

I want to bring to your notice that we have instructed ECOWAS and other concerned authorities/agencies to bring the consignment box containing your total fund to our Head Office here in Washington DC. The aforesaid consignment will get here today.

For the records and for validation purposes, I need you to reconfirm the underlisted:

YOUR FULL NAME::::::
HOME ADDRESS::::::::
NEAREST AIRPORT:::::
PHONE NUMBER::::::::

Arrangements will be made promptly for the delivery of your overdue consignment box to you.

I can be reached on +1 (917)935-0031

Leave me a text or voice message if I am unavailable to take your call, I will surely get back to you soon as I can.


EMAIL DIRECT CONTACT (rwillery14307@gmail.com)

Hon. Kristjen Nielson
Secretary, U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
3801 Nebraska Ave NW, Washington, DC 20016, United States

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