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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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Fraud email example:

From: racheal wilson <rachealwilsondiplomaconsultant@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 11 Feb 2022 20:46:09 -0800
Subject: CONFIRM

Dear Beneficiary,

Firstly,I wish to introduce myself to you, my name is Mrs Racheal Wilson,
Director of the Statutory Department at the Diplomat Consultant Commission.
We oversee and inspect all packaging on transactions for easy delivery.

In view of my position as introduced and explained above, I have this
privileged information for you out of sympathy, It may interest you to know
that any transactions with irregularities of huge sums of money which is to
be routed through cash call delivery has procedures that must be duly
formalized before it will be duly acceptable by any international airport
or banks for further transfer to the beneficiaries account or house
delivery. For this reason, I think your pending transaction is not and has
not been duly processed. Therefore,I do not think you will be able to
access it. You will be informed by stories and excuses by them. However,
with me as an insider in charge at the Statutory Department of diplomat
consultant Commission I am ready to cooperate with you and make sure you
get the transaction delivered to your house .However,It will be of immense
mutual and financial benefit to both of us. For that reason I will ask for
20 percent of the total transaction as soon as you have it delivered.

Therefore, this letter is highly confidential and top secret. you must not
inform anybody about this letter or my contact with you. You must keep my
relationship with you top secret and highly confidential. If you can follow
my advice and guidance I guarantee/assure you the success of the
transaction.I am willing to assist you to the successful conclusion as long
as you are ready and willing to follow up.kindly reply to confirm the
receipt of this mail.

Sincerely

Regards

Mrs Wilson

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