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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. Jackson Williams" <cross04@ne.jp>
Reply-To: mjw215993@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 14 Jun 2022 14:36:08 +0300
Subject: Hello.

Dear Sir/Madam,

I am Jackson Williams from Chapel Hill Trust here in Virginia USA. Chapel Hill Trust is an investment management and strategic wealth planning company that is specific to you and your situation. As a financial advisory firm, our primary focus is to provide unbiased opinions that are designed to achieve long term investment results. Our company has been authorized to handle your payment of $10.5 Million dollars which is long overdue. However you are required to reply to my email for more information concerning due payment.

Meanwhile, kindly re-confirm your personal information to enable us to process your payment.

Full Name:
Home/Office Address:
Direct Home/Cell Number:
Company Name:
Occupation:

Lastly, you are advised to get back to me immediately to enable us to process and complete this transaction.

If you have any questions, kindly get in touch.

Yours Truly,

Mr. Jackson Williams.

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