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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.Louis De Joy" <officefbioffice0@gmail.com>
Reply-To: officefil765@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 28 Jun 2022 00:44:17 -0700
Subject: Postal service company

My Dear Your urgent reply back is needed, This is not Africa Scam this
office is real contact back and have your parcel immediately


I am Mr.Louis De Joy, Director general of United States Postal
Service, Postal service company (USPS) We have been waiting for you to
contact us for your

parcel that was been registered with us for shipment to your
residential address.

We thought that the sender gave you our contact details to contact us
but for long time now we have not heard from you .It maybe interested
you to know that

a letter is also added to your parcel,

However,

We cannot quote the content to you via email for privacy reasons.We
understand that the content of your parcel itself is a money order
worth of $100.000.00

US Dollars) But $10,000.00 US Dollars for each money order copy all in
the envelop,

We Need your urgent reply back immediately you confirm this email



Your Full Name:

Your Address:

Your country:

State And City:

Telephone::

Date Of Birth:

Sex:

Copy Of Your ID:

And your Whats-app number ...........



Email to contact ( officefil765@gmail.com )

Yours Faithfully,
Mr.Louis De Joy
Director General
Of United States Postal Service
Office

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