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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: Jerry Mark <officeu271@gmail.com>
Reply-To: diplomatmarkjerry24@gmail.com
Date: Sun, 19 Sep 2021 22:49:40 -0700
Subject: urgent attention dear fund beneficiary

4205 S Miami Blvd,
Durham,
NC 27703,
United States

Urgent attention dear fund beneficiary,


How are you doing today dear fund beneficiary , I wish to inform you
that the delivery of your scam victim compensation fund valued at
$10.5 million usd is ready .


Right now, you are required to fill out the below information to
enable me proceed with the delivery right away.


Full name
Current home address
Age
Next of kin
Occupation
Marital status
Country
Phone number
next of kin email address

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This e-mail message is confidential and for use by the intended
recipient(s) only.Unauthorized use or treatment of all or part of this
message is strictly prohibited. Unintended recipients: please notify
the sender and delete the original message, any attachments and any
copies from your computer and back-up system immediately.
waiting to hear from you as a matter of urgency.


I await your urgent response on this so I will proceed with the
delivery right away.


Thank you



Diplomat Jerry Mark
Email: diplomatmarkjerry24@gmail.com
Telephone: +1(320-422-1533)

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