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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: JACOB TIMOTHY <vvuleyunusu@gmail.com>
Reply-To: jacobtimothy564@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 14 Apr 2022 23:31:05 -0700
Subject: GREETINGS DEAR GOOD FRIEND

GREETINGS DEAR GOOD FRIEND

HOW ARE YOU DOING TODAY? PLEASE FOR GOODNESS SAKE, WHY HAVE YOU
DECIDED TO ABANDON YOUR CONSIGNMENT BOX WORTH US$3.8 MILLION HERE FOR
PERIOD OF TIME NOW THIS CONSIGNMENT HAS BEEN HERE IN MY CUSTODY
WITHOUT HEARING FROM YOU.

TELL ME WHY HAVE YOU DECIDED TO ABANDON WHAT RIGHTFULLY BELONG TO YOU
ALL BECAUSE OF THE LITTLE FEE WHICH I KNOW YOU CAN AFFORD? ON MY LAST
MESSAGE I STATED THAT EVERY NECESSARY ARRANGEMENT TO COMPLETE YOUR
DELIVERY IN YOUR DOOR STEP IS TAKING CARE OF BY UNITED NATION, AND THE
IMF HAS ORDER US TO RELEASE ALL THE BENEFICIARY PACKAGES TO THEM ONCE
THE SUM OF $100 USD IS PAID FOR UNITED NATION DELIVER PERMIT.

SO IF YOU ARE STILL INTERESTED TO RECEIVED YOUR PACKAGE THEN I WILL
ADVICE THAT YOU SHOULD KINDLY GET BACK TO ME AFTER READING THIS
MESSAGE SO WE CAN INSTRUCT YOU ON HOW TO SEND THE $100 USD AS TO
ENABLE YOU GET YOUR CARGO BOX WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS ON THE RECEIPT
OF THE PAYMENT.

THANKS AND REMAIN BLESS IN CHRIST JESUS AS I LOOK FORWARD TO YOUR
URGENT AND IMMEDIATE RESPOND ASAP.

BEST REGARD
DR.JACOB TIMOTHY
MESSAGE FROM THE PRO
UNITED NATIONS ORGANIZATION.
TEL: +256) 701 964054
EMIL (jacobtimothy564@gmail.com)

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