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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. John Wilson" <fo925803@gmail.com>
Reply-To: Johnwilson252020@outlook.com
Date: Mon, 26 Apr 2021 12:29:41 +0100
Subject: ATTENTION PLEASE.

ATTENTION PLEASE,

Rejoice! Rejoice!! Rejoice!! The lord has answered your prayers this
year, it is well with you. Congratulations! Every necessary
arrangement has been concluded today for your fund worth $45.5
Million, it is now ready to deliver . So send me your full home
addresses immediately so that we can deliver your fund through
diplomatic carriage to your door step without any problem or
disturbance. Give us your full delivery address or send me your bank
information let us do it bank transfer, but if you don't have try to
give us only your address so we can deliver it through ATM card to
you, it will cost you a little amount of money to clear all
transaction. So you can be fast to get back to us with the full fee
you are suppose to send on this transaction is $250 we are waiting for
you. Call (424) 338-5995.

Expecting your urgent reply

Full Name:
Your Address:
Your State:
Your Occupation:
Your Next Of Kin Names:
Your age:
Cell phone number

Best regards,
Mr. John Wilson.
Financial Consultant,
International Monetary Fund.

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