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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: Dr frank k jackmon <officefilee444@gmail.com>
Reply-To: ofile2173@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 9 May 2022 14:37:26 -0700
Subject: Attention Dear beneficiary:

Welcome To Supreme Court of United state
One First Street, NE, in Washington, DC
Superior Court of Justice,

Attention Dear beneficiary:

FINAL WARNING: FINAL WARNING: FINAL WARNING.

I am sending you this mail in regards to your fund inheritance payment
worth US$20 millions United State Dollars in custody of the Bank of
America (BOA).

This is to inform you that the inheritance payment is in the amount of
US$20,000,000. was legally approved and deposited with the Bank of
America (BOA) The Fund won by your e-mail address via online active
email address selected from sponsor of commonwealth and united
nations. It was registered with your email address by the Lottery
Board Executive Directors of united nations USA Branch, this fund is
for covid 19 affacted persons.

This is to notify you that Mr. Brian Moynihan the CEO Bank of america
visited my office with an envelope containing copies of documents and
the documents are your fund payment file. They stated that you
disclaim your fund and the purpose of visiting my office is to seek
support and have my signature on the documents for easy confiscation
of your US$20,000,000. to the government budget account since you
don't want to receive it. but with the experience in the judiciary i
refused to sign the documents.

However, due to humanitarian ground and sympathy. I immediately called
up the Mrs. Janet Yellen secretary of United state treasury and
explain your matter to him as regards to your payment and he
personally called Mr. Brian Moynihan CEO bank of america to reduce the
payment from a higher rate to US$300 in order to help you afford the
fee.

To this end it will interest you to know that every and any
fee/charges required has been reduced to only the sum of $300 US
dollars. This step is in order to enable you to afford this only fee
and receive your ATM Visa Card. NOTE: Every documentation proof for
your fund has been packaged and sealed to be mailed together with your
Visa Card to your address.

You are required to send only $300, The ONLY charge you will ever pay
before your package will leave your address. You will never pay a dime
again as agreed and signed down here in Court that you will never pay
any other money apart from the $300 usd.

Please know that you have from now till the end of today to affect the
required payment and receive your ATM Visa Card. I don't want you to
doubt me on this because after you send the money you will surely
share the testimony to your family and to the church where you
worship.

Therefore, the days of you being subjected to paying twice Double
Payment is over as that is the case with some corrupt officials down
there. The payment approval documents have been acquired for the
smooth delivery of your ATM visa Card of US$20,000,000. You were
awarded the fund for investment to ease the economic crunch and to be
profitable and help others in need as a measure to ease the present
economic hardship Caused by covid 19.

This is your last chance to comply with the instruction or else i will
close your file which will make it impossible for you to receive your
fund in future. You have only two working days to comply or lose this
great opportunity.

Please do not forget to contact us with all your Delivery details
such as follows

1.Full Name..............

2.Address......

3. your Country ..............

4. Your Age ..........................

5. your occupation................

6. Your ID .............................

7.Your Cell number ...............

TODAY IS YOUR LAST CHANCE AND AFTER TODAY WE WILL TERMINATE THIS
TRANSACTION. I REPEAT TODAY IS OUR LAST WARNING TO YOU.

Thanks, and God bless.
Best Regards

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