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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 Rebort" <mrsmelaniatrump141@gmail.com>
Reply-To: johnroberts1428@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 17 Aug 2021 10:16:22 +0100
Subject: Your Attention Is Needed, direct Phone +13135287895

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Your Attention Is Needed, direct Phone +13135287895

I write to inform you that we have already sent you $5000.00 dollars
through Western Union as we have been given the mandate to transfer
your full compensation payment total sum of USD950,000.00 via western
Union by this government.

I was calling your telephone number to give you the information
through the phone but you did not pick up my calls throughout
yesterday, even this morning. Now, I decided to email you the MTCN and
sender name so that you will pick up this $5000.00 to enable us to
send another $5000.00 today as you know we will be sending you only
$5000.00 per day.

Please pick up this information and run to western union to pick up
the $5000.00 and call me back to send you another payment today, My
direct phone line is +13135287895
once you picked up this $5000.00 today. Here is the western union
information to pick up the $5000.00,

Sender’s First Name____John
Senders Second Name____Rebort
Senders Country USA
Text question___When
Answer__45Minutes
Amount$5000.00
MTCN Number___ 4420429799

I am waiting for your call once you pick up this $5,200.00. Please
email me your direct telephone number because I need to be calling you
once we send any payment for the information

Thanks
Mr. John Rebort

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