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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: "Mr. Sam Lucas" <cem@antu.com>
Reply-To: lucassam142@yahoo.com
Date: Fri, 23 Oct 2020 15:28:39 -0700
Subject: Re : Have you received your funds

Re : Have you received your funds




This email is a reminder to you and to inform you about your abandoned unpaid funds Ten Million Eight Hundred and Fifty Thousand United States Dollars ( $10.850 Million ). After some crackdown on some fraudster hideout in Dubai, the UK, Nigeria, and some other parts of the world. by the FBI, Interpol, and other federal agents all over the world they have been able to forward us your information to be paid the above sum once more if you fail to cooperate as request yours funds will be stopped from getting to you once and for all,

We should have notified you that your funds have already been approved by the Department Of Justice, the approved entails that you as the beneficiary should receive your payment of Ten Million Eight Hundred and Fifty Thousand United State Dollars ( $10.850 Million ). After the crackdown on some internet fraudster In Dubai, the UK, Nigeria, and some other parts of the world. Interpol has been able to arrest all of those imposters and have recover must of the funds scammed by those imposters. You should know that there is nothing to worry about as this being handle by the law office. Your Email address and Name have been approved among the individual to receive this funds of ( $10.850 Million ) . as part of the ongoing program by the United State Government after the crackdown recovering,

After all investigation and approved by this Department there is no reason to hold your funds / Payment anymore. if you fail to respond to this email then your payment might be stopped. Reason for contacting you now, we need to be sure that this email gets to you at the right time which as already been approved by the (United Nation) And The ( Home Land Security ), You are advice to forward your valid information to the department office below just for confirmation if there is any new change with your information we have here with us before we proceed with your payment as mandated

US Department of the Treasury

Address: 1500 Pennsylvania Ave NW, Washington, DC 20220,

Secretary: Mr. Sam Lucas

Contact E-mail: lucassam142@yahoo.com

In response to the above message please be advice to re-confirm your information once more so there won't be any delay in getting your funds to you understand ?. be advice to respond to these emails as soon as possible. so as to know the status of your funds in the next 24 hours Reconfirm your Data Information as Stated Below to avoid any delay and to affirm the fast release of your payment once and for all with any further delay.

Full Name:

Full Home Address:

Working Phone Number:

Occupation:

Age:

As soon as your information is correct with what we have here is wont be any delay releasing your payment to you, Once More your Urgent Respond is needed as stated above Thanks for your Understanding

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