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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: DIPLOMAT JERRY MARK <federalreserveb594@gmail.com>
Reply-To: diplomat.jerrymark07@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 15 Oct 2021 06:36:05 -0300
Subject: URGENT ATTENTION DEAR FUND BENEFICIARY

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4205 S MIAMI BLVD
DURHAM NC 27703
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

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


YOUR URGENT RESPONSE TO THIS EMAIL WITH THE REQUIRED INFORMATION WILL
BE APPRECIATED.

THANK YOU

DIPLOMAT JERRY MARK
EMAIL: diplomat.jerrymark07@gmail.com
Phone: +1 (202) 792 2730

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