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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: "Glenn Wood" (may be fake)
Date: Mon, 27 Sep 2021 03:48:36 -0700
Subject: From Glenn Wood

Reply to: glleenwood212@gmail.com My name is Glenn Wood,I am an artist with my wife Susan Wood, We own Glenn Art World in London(United Kingdom)I live in London United Kingdom,with my two kids,four cats, one dog and the love of my life my Wife Susan Wood. It is definitely a full house, I have been doing artwork since I was a small child . I majored in art in high school and took a few college art courses, Most of my work are done in either pencil or airbrush mixed with colored pencils. I have recently added designing and creative artwork on the computer, I have been selling my art for the last 3 years and have had my work featured on trading cards, prints and in magazines,I have sold in galleries and to private collectors from all around the world.I am always facing serious difficulties when it comes to selling my art works to Americans,they are always offering to pay with MONEY ORDER,which is difficult for me to cash here in London, United Kingdom. I am looking for a representative in the states who will be working for me as a part time worker and i will be willing to pay 10% for every transaction,which would affect ur present state of work,someone who would help me receive payments from my customers in the states,i mean someone that is responsible and reliable,because the cost of coming to the state and getting payments is very expensive,i am working on setting up a branch in the state,so for now i need a representative in the united state who will be handling the payment aspect for our company. These payments are in money order or bank transfer and they would come to you in your name if you are willing to assist as a representative, so all you need do is cash the money order, deduct your percentage and charges then wire the rest back. But the problem i have is trust,But i have my way of getting anyone that gets away with our money,i mean the FBI branch in Washington gets involve It would not cost you any amount,you are to receive payments which will be sent to you by my business partners, which would come in form of a cashiers cheques or bank transfer then you are to cash it and send the cash to me via Bank Transfer, western union or Bitcoin. NOTE:All charges will be deducted from the money so you are rest assured that you would not send a dime out of your personal money. If you are interested,please get back to me by sending the following 1.Full Name 2.Home Address 3.Mobile and Home Phone Number 4.Occupation 5.Age as soon as possible via email at (glleenwood212@gmail.com) Regards, Glenn Wood

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