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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: US House Finance Services<tlegrand@inct.net>
Reply-To: steve_dickson@firemail.eu
Date: 7 Mar 2022 10:36:52 +0100
Subject: Re: DEAR FRIEND RESPOND NOW!!!

Attention Dear Honorable Beneficiary.


Please kindly note that your abandoned payment file containing
your
payment final transfer approval vital documents has been
successfully
retrieved and cleared today by the US Supreme Court, and
submitted to
the office of the US President Joe Biden for proper verification,
clarification and authentication.


And after going through your payment file by the US President he
has
seen all the charges/fees payment you have made in the past to
banks
and institutions in order to receive your fund but all to no
avail,
and the President got upset and ordered the US House Finance
Services
Committee to deduct all the UNPAID charges holding your fund
including
Value Added Tax (VAT) assessment fee once you abstain the
Deduction
Clearance Certificate from the US Supreme Court for the final
release
of the said fund together with the accrued interest total $49.5M
USD
into your bank account without any delay as ordered by the
President.


In fact, as I write to you now my dear friend, the US House
Finance
Services Committee has concluded all necessary arrangement to
deduct
all the charges holding your fund right now, to enable them
transfer
the fund into your bank account as ordered by the President. but
before the charges will be deducted, the Deduction Clearance
Certificate must be issued in your name and favor by the US
Supreme
Court, which will cost $3,700 only in accordance to the US
Supreme
Court order.


This is the only thing needed right now to get the unpaid charges
deducted including VAT assessment fee, which is calculated to
the sum
of $195,000 as contained in your payment file. So you have all
assurance that once this is done your fund will be wired to your
account immediately as ordered by the President.


Note that it is your responsibility as the rightful beneficiary
to pay
the $3,700 and obtain this very important Certificate from the US
Supreme Court so that the hindrance charges will be deducted as
ordered by the President. this is all you have to do now if truly
you
are ready to receive your fund total $49.5M USD , because without
this
nothing can be done.


Please reconfirm the following information

1. Your full name (first and last name)
2. Your full residential address and your country
3. Nationality
4. Date of birth / sex
5. Occupation
6. Telephone / fax number
7. Your company email address / Personal email address.


Your good understanding is highly appreciated in this regard as I
await your urgent response.

Steve Dickson
Media & Publicity Secretary,
US House Finance Services Committee.


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