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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: "Robert Clement" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <robbertcclement3@citromail.hu>
Date: Sun, 23 Jan 2022 10:28:36 -0800
Subject: Re: Transfer of Funds US$15,500,000 23.254.228.225

Attn: Funds Beneficiary,
 
With the ongoing abandoned payment exercise conducted by the U.S Dept of the Treasury, a memo has been sent to its consulate global offices that they should henceforth advise every foreign fund beneficiary to present their details for Supervisory Authorization/Order to legalize 2022 immediate Payment Release.
 
You are required to quickly respond to this e-mail by providing your details as requested below
 
1. Your Full Name:
 
2. Your Physical Address:
 
3. Your Phone Number:
 
Send your above requested details to this e-mail address < robbertcclement6@citromail.hu >
 
Thanks
 
Mr. Robert Clement.

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