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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: Rev John Ronald <jn4641555@gmail.com>
Reply-To: johnngreen500@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 26 Oct 2021 19:00:13 +0100
Subject: ATTENTION MY DEAR BENEFICIARY

--
This is to inform you that we have succeeded in the delivery of your
fund. contact Diplomat John Green with your delivery address And your
nearest airport,
we want to make sure you finally get your funds try and provide
official information to him for smooth delivery of your consignment
box worth $2 .7 million
US dollars.

John Green contact Email: johnngreen500@gmail.com ) I advise you to
reconfirm the following information, So that he will deliver your
consignment box that
contains your fund as soon as possible.

(1)Your Full Name=============
(2)Mobile Phone Number======
(3)Current Home Address========
(4)Fax Number================
(5)Country====================
6)City=====================
(7)Sex =============

Please do not hesitate to provide JOHN GREEN with your delivery
information which will lead him to locate you. The secret code of this
consignment box will
be given to you by me personally just as soon as you receive this box
from John Green (FOR SECURITY REASONS). More so, we always want our
diplomatic agent
to be treated fairly on arrival.

May God always be with you and your household

Regards,
Rev John Ronald
New director DHL Company

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