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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.WILLIAMS JULIUS" <mrwilliamsju455@gmail.com>
Reply-To: www.paypal05@gmail.com
Date: Sat, 14 Aug 2021 15:06:18 -0700
Subject: ATTENTION DEAR BENEFICIARY!!!!!!

Attention is needed,

Greetings from PAYPAL OFFICE . I have a vital information which needs
to be attended immediately. Did you authorized anyone to pick up your
compensation fund from our branch WASHINGTON?
One Mr Andrew Cox came to our office yesterday in respect of $10.5
million dollars which has been credited with us for the past 6 months
now by the Federal Government to be transferred into your account. So
we decided to write you to make sure that your fund of $10.5 million
dollars in our branch office in WASHINGTON is secured.

We want you to get back to us with the following details:
1. Full name .............
2. Country...............
3. Contact Address..........
4. Telephone Number ......
5. Marital Status .........
6. Occupation .............
7. Company ..............
8. Age...................

This above listed details are needed as fast as Possible If You Did
Not Authorize Anyone To Pick Up Your Fund. We Have 4 Means Which You
Can Use To Receive Your Fund And You Are To Choose The Suitable Option
For You Here Are The Options:
(1) Bank to Bank wire transfer:
It will take only 3hrs hours for you to receive it into your bank
account and the transfer fee will cost you $400

(2) I Can credit your fund into ATM visa Card delivery:
It will take 48 hours for you to receive it and the delivery fee is $650

(3) Consignment box delivery:
Your fund will be sealed in a box without anyone knowing what is
inside It will take 3 working days to be delivered to your house. This
will cost $800

(4) Through paypal to paypal account which will take an hour and 30
minutes to be completed and it will cost just $250 .

Endeavor to get back to us your as in fast as you can with your
details in suitable branch. Urgent Attention Are Your Needed To Enable
S Proceed With The Transaction As Your Fund Is Ready For Delivery.

Thank You.

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