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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: Kamala Harris vice president USA <unitednationsofficefile.1@gmail.com>
Reply-To: kamalaharris000.1@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 14 Dec 2021 03:17:07 -0800
Subject: Attention;Greetings Dear Beneficiary

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Assigned by the president Mr Joe Biden..... overdue fund released today

i am Kamala Harris, and i am writing to inform you about your ATM card
brought back by the united embassy from the government of Washington, dc
20500, united states
in the white house Washington dc been mandated to be deliver to your
home
address once you reconfirm it with the one we have here with us to avoid
wrong delivery of your ATM card

eighteen million united states dollars $18,000,000,00usd that was
assigned
to be delivered to your humble home address by honorable president Mr
Joe
Biden the president of this great country this week by a delivery agent
Mr
wiliams

also reconfirm your details for the ATM card delivery by filling the
form
below and send it immediately for prompt collection of your fund. if you
dont need Atm Masterd we cane deliver cash to your home address or
tarsnfer
the money over to your bank account.

fill the form below:

1. full names :
2. residential address :
3. mobile number:
4. fax number :
5. occupation :
6. sex :
7. age :
8. nationality :
9. country :
10. marital status :

accept my hearty congratulation again!

yours sincerely,
Mrs Kamala Harris
vice-president USA
1600 Pennsylvania ave nw, Washington, dc 20500, united states

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