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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: "MR. ALEJANDRO MAYORKAS" <kabirusaidu1998@gmail.com>
Reply-To: officemail760@aol.com
Date: Sat, 2 Apr 2022 18:45:50 -0700
Subject: CONTACT THEIR OFFICE IMMEDIATELY

DEAR BENEFICIARY,

FROM NEW HOMELAND SECURITY, WE JUST RECEIVED A CALL FROM MR. ALEJANDRO
MAYORKAS, THE DIRECTOR OF HOMELAND SECURITY COMPANY USA THAT THE
($5.5M USD) ATM VISA CARD PAYMENT COMPENSATION WHICH WE SENT TO YOU
WAS RETURNED BACK DUE TO WRONG ADDRESS PROVIDED. IN THAT CASE, DO
RECONFIRM YOUR INFORMATION BY CONTACTING DHL OFFICE WITH THE BELOW
INFORMATION.
FULL NAME...........MOBILE NUMBER........YOUR EMAIL..........YOUR
DELIVERY ADDRESS........OCCUPATION..........COUNTRY.........NEAREST
AIRPORT........
NEW HOMELAND SECURITY DIRECTOR MR. ALEJANDRO MAYORKAS,
EMAIL:officemail760@aol.com
NOTE *YOU HAVE TO PAID FOR THE DELIVERY FEE TO THEM* PLEASE INDICATE
THE REGISTRATION NUMBER OF (+229 55 47 72 97) AND ASK DIRECTOR HOW
MUCH IS FOR DELIVERY FEE TO YOUR HOME ADDRESS.
YOURS IN SERVICE,
MR. ALEJANDRO MAYORKAS
NEW HOMELAND SECURITY

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