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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:
- An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
- 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.
- The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "affidavit of claim" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "million us dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "million dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "affidavit " (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
- This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- supremecourtunitedstate9@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: Mr JOHN CHAMBER <uba79346@gmail.com>
Reply-To: bankfederalreserve511@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 9 Aug 2021 14:15:53 -0700
Subject: BANK
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SUPREME COURT OF UNITED STATES.
Address: 1 First St NE, Washington, DC 20543, USA.
From: John Glover Roberts Jr, Chief Justice of the
Supreme Court of the United States.
Good day to you:
I am Mr.John Glover Roberts Jr. The Chief Justice of the United
States. I am writing to inform you that your Compensation Fund File
worth the total sum of $10 Million US dollars has just been brought
to my desk for cancellation due to your inability to comply to the
instructions given to you by USA BANK AND WORD BANK to secure your
Fund Release Approval Order Certificate (RAOC) and Affidavit of Claim
Certificate for Legal Cover/ Protection of US$10 million dollars
However, due to humanitarian ground and sympathy and because i do not
want your payment cancel so i immediately called up the president to
explain your matter to him as regards your payment and he personally
called up a meeting which was resolved that the payment charges of
$1000 will be reduced to $100 which it’s barest menial in order
to enable you afford to pay the fee so that your FUND will be delivery
your home address by Governmenr Authority Diplpmatic Agent to make
sure that you did not pay any fees again and your delivery Fund
Package will not be hold by any power or force again and your delivery
will be done within 5hours you send the only fee $100usd today.
To this end it will interest you to know that every and any
fee/charges required of you have been reduced to only the sum of
$100
supremecourtunitedstate9@gmail.com
Full Name:
Address:
Working I'd/int'l Passport:
Age:
Next of kin:
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