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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: "MISS.LINDA JOHNSON" <dnopindustrycoompany@gmail.com>
Reply-To: rvdavidyoung099@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 23 Aug 2021 03:03:56 -0700
Subject: GREETING,

GREETING,


I AM MISS.LINDA JOHNSON. THE DAUGHTER TO THE CANCER WOMAN (C) MY PRECIOUS
MOM MAY HER SOUL REST IN PERFECT PEACE. MY MOTHER CONTACTED YOU SOME TIME
AGO IN RESPECT TO THE FUNDS TRANSFER OF HER LATE HUSBAND ODMAN JOHNSON, TO
HELP HER TAKE CARE OF LINDA JOHNSON.

BEFORE MY MOTHER PASSED AWAY, SHE ISSUED A CASHIER'S CHECK TO YOU FOR YOUR
HELP INITIALLY ALTHOUGH YOU BACKED OUT THINKING THAT THE FUNDS TRANSFER WAS
ILLEGAL.

WELL, EVERYTHING WAS LEGAL AND LEGIT AND WENT WELL THROUGH THE ASSISTANCE
OF A JAPANESE BUSINESS MAN WHOSE NAME IS MR. HARUKI KINTAROU, THE FUNDS
TRANSFER WAS SUCCESSFUL THROUGH HIM.

I AM NOW WITH A NEW FAMILY IN KASUGAI JAPAN AND AM VERY HAPPY AGAIN IN
LIFE. BECAUSE THE NEW FAMILY I AM STAYING WITH TAKES ME AS THEIR ONLY
DAUGHTER BUT BEING AN ORPHAN IS SO CHALLENGING BUT I AM HAPPY.

IN A WAY TO APPRECIATE HER KIND GESTURE, SHE DROPPED A CASHIER CHECK OF (
TWO MILLION TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND USD ($2,200,000.00) BEFORE HER DEATH IN
YOUR NAME AND INSTRUCTED HER PERSONAL REV FATHER WHO WAS PRAYING FOR US
WHEN SHE IS ALIVE. REV.DAVID YOUNG TO MAKE SURE YOU RECEIVE THE TOTAL
AMOUNT WITHOUT ANY PROBLEM. THIS IS HER LITTLE WAY OF SAYING THANK YOU FOR
YOUR INITIAL HELP.

CONTACT REV.DAVID YOUNG WITH YOUR FULL INFORMATION.

FULL NAME:............
DIRECT CONTACT NUMBER:...........
AND YOUR FULL DELIVERY ADDRESS:............

CONTACT NAME: REV.DAVID YOUNG.
EMAIL ADDRESS (davidyoung699@aol.com)

REGARDS,
MISS.LINDA JOHNSON

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