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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: "Rev. Michael Joshua" <hahj89788@gmail.com>
Reply-To: mg6083810@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 15 Jul 2022 00:37:04 -0700
Subject: FUNDS ARE READY FOR RELEASE!

Attention:

This is to inform you that the America Embassy office was instructed
to transfer your fund $3.5 Million U.S Dollars compensating all the
SCAM VICTIMS and your email was found as one of the VICTIMS since 2019
to this 2021, by America security leading team and America
representative officers so between today you will be receiving the sum
of $5,000 dollars per day. However be informed that we have already
sent the $5,000 dollars this morning to avoid cancellation of your
payment.

You have only six hours to call this office upon the receipt of this
email the maximum amount you will be receiving per day starting from
today is $5,000 and the Money Transfer Control Number of today is
below.

NOTE; The sent $5,000 is on hold because of the instruction from IMF
office, they asked us to place it on hold by requesting the (Clean
Bill Record Certificate) in order to fulfill all the necessary
obligation to avoid any hitches while sending you the payment through
money gram money transfer, the necessary obligation i mean here is to
obtain the (Clean Bill Record Certificate)

We need the below details from you, to enable us place the payment to
your name and transfer the fund to you.

(Full Receivers name)..........
(Your Country).................
( Address).....................
(Phone Number).................
(Your Age).....................
(OCCUPATION )..................
(A Copy Of Your ID CARD).......

Furthermore you are advised to call us as the instruction was passed
that within 6hours without hearing from you, Count your payment
cancelled. Number to call is below listed manager director office of
release order:

Phone: +1 (727) 370-8603
(rev.michaeljosh@gmail.com)
or (mg6083810@gmail.com)
Thanks Rev. Michael Joshua

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