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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: "Mrs. Jill Biden" <mrsmelaniatrump206@gmail.com>
Reply-To: drjillbiden7@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 10 Feb 2022 19:36:28 -0800
Subject: GOOD NEWS FROM FIRST_LADY USA MRS JILL BIDEN.

ASSIGNED BY THE PRESIDENT Joe Biden..... OVERDUE FUND RELEASED TODAY


I am Mrs. Jill Biden, and I am writing to inform you about your Bank Check
Draft brought back by the United Embassy from the government of 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

Sixty million united states dollars 60,000,000,00usd that was assigned to be
delivered to your humble home address by my husband Honorable president Joe
Biden the president of this great country this week by a delivery agent Mr
Thomas Johnson

I will like you to reconfirm to me the following details

Full Names____________
Residential Address___
Mobile Number________
Fax Number___________
Occupation___________
Sex__________________
Age__________________
Nationality__________
Country______________
city_________________
Marital Status________

The reason I ask you to reconfirm to me the following details is to avoid
wrong delivery.

Yours Sincerely,
MRS Jill Biden
FIRST_LADY USA
GOD BLESS AMERICA
1600 Pennsylvania Ave NW, Washington, DC 20500, United States.

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