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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: EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENCY <www.whitehouse.presidency@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 14 Nov 2021 17:08:12 -0800
Subject: PAYMENT NOTIFICATION

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1600 Pennsylvania Ave NW, Washington,
DC 20500, United States


- Executive Office of the President
<https://3c-lxa.mail.com/mail/client/dereferrer?redirectUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.whitehouse.gov%2Fadministration%2Feop>


Attention: Sir/Madam,

*After going through the Federal Reserve Bank and other banks payment
records here in United States, your name and information was discovered
among the beneficiaries whom has not received their payment despite all the
inconveniences and financial commitments you have invested towards the
pursuit of the fund, and while verifying the reasons you have not received
this payment, we could not find any genuine reason to that, hence your file
confirms that you have fulfilled all necessary obligations regarding the
fund release.*

*Now we are prompted to intervene in this matter based on the series of
report such as this which we have received from various beneficiaries
locally/internationally, and since our involvement in this payment
arrangement, several beneficiaries has received/confirmed their funds in
their various private bank accounts, so we assure you that yours would
never be exception once you follow our directives, for we are dedicating
100% assiduity in making sure that all effected beneficiaries received
their payments now.*

*Therefore, all you require is to reconfirm your details such as, your
residential address, your telephone number and your banking details for our
commencement.*

*Note, immediately upon the confirmation of the above required information
from you, we shall assign any of the leading bank here in United States to
execute your fund transfer with immediate effect and forward the report
file to us for our confirmation, and be rest assured that this fund release
would not exceed 48 hours upon the receipt of the above information from
you.*

*Awaiting your urgent response to this office,*

*Thank you,*
*Ms. Katie Johnson,*
*For; And on behalf of the *
*Executive Office of the Presidency*
*(GOD BLESS AMERICA).*
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