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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: "Dr.James Williams Welstead" (may be fake)
Date: Thu, 3 Feb 2022 18:55:04 +0100
Subject: Re: Your immediate response is needed Now.U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement??

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
Los Angeles International Airport
3200 East Alfield Los California 75261
Director's Office In Charge
Dr. James Williams Welstead

Attention: Honorable Beneficiary

I am here to update you that information reaching us from our Attorney Mr.
Davis Ryan from Supreme Court of California said that the Honorable chief
judge of international court of justice Mr.Peter Philip has declare Mr. Thomas
Allen an innocent and they will released him from jail on Wednesday and hand
him over your Consignment Box worth of $15.5million as representative,

Mr.Thomas Allen is your Attorney and 53 years old and 4.3 inches tall, he is
located at 0801 9th Avenue North California city. Mr. Thomas Allen. The Los
Angeles Airport Customs said that if you the beneficiary has not comply under
24hrs that all your effort to receive your consignment trunk boxes will be in
vain to another man's favor.

As Mr.Thomas Allen told the Supreme Court of California at the first time that
you left all your title on his care as your next of kin, Based on board of
directors meeting,they have concluded to approve the consignment Trunk Boxes
on favor of your representative Mr. Thomas Allen due to he have submitted all
the documentation to the Supreme Court of California and passport for evidence
that you left all your title on his care as your next of kin to take care of
your children.

I have been doing my best here to assist you in receiving your consignment
trunk boxes so that money you have spent on this delivery will not be in vain
and I'm believing that you are a reliable person, and I trusted you to be a
good person, that is why I have been protecting your consignment trunk boxes,
handling it as if it is mine,

However. we need your absolute co-operation with the payment information $50
to obtained the needed certificate from Benin Customs Head Office as the
orignin of your consignment trunk boxes to enable diplomat make the delivery
to your home address today.

I will advice you to try all you could to make sure you send the fee today,you
can even looking for way to borrow it there and send it asap and receive your
consignment Trunk Boxes and pay any body or person that you have been borrowed
from.

However, Kindly go and send the $50 through Google play gift card or
itunes gift card or amazon gift card then you scratch it and attached
it to my email to enable your consignment box valued the sum of $15.5
Millions Dollars to be delivered to your doorstep as quickly as
possible:

If they receive the fee, I assure you that you are going to confirm your
package WITHIN 7HRS through our choosing Diplomatic Agent.

I shall try my possible best to make sure you receive your consignment Boxes
today. and will like you to Take my word because i am strongly beside you and
my effort to this does not end until you confirm the availability of
your fund in
your hands.

Yours sincerely
Dr.James Williams Welstead
U.S.Immigration and Customs Enforcement






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