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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: Jeffrey Mark <nasirkhadijasaad@gmail.com>
Reply-To: jeffreymarkusimmigration773@gmail.com
Date: Sat, 28 Jan 2023 18:18:56 -0800
Subject: =?UTF-8?Q?To_je_velmi_nal=C3=A9hav=C3=A9?=

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Hello,

My name is Agent Jeffrey Mark, I work at Austin Bergstrom
International airport checking point as a Senior ICE Homeland Security
enforcement officer, Tx United States. A diplomatic Agent in
possession of a luggage box containing $9.5 million US dollars died
after he was confirmed having a cardiac heart attack at Austin
Bergstrom International Airport Texas,United States on the 1Th of
November,2022.

The deceased diplomat gave your contact to me after confiding in me
before his death at the medical center, Texas that he was on his way
to board a flight to your city to deliver the luggage box that was
assigned from the World Bank to you. He further explained the source
of the money as a compensation reward from the World Bank because your
name was luckily chosen amongst the few people selected in the
ongoing scam victims compensation reward financed by the World Bank
Organization.

. He pleaded for assistance from me at the point of his death to
contact you regarding your fund in the luggage because other selected
scam victims have received their own money, and as a devoted christian
I vowed to assist him even in death..However, Immediately after he
died, the luggage box containing your fund was deposited into the
security storage room at Austin Bergstrom International airport in
Texas, United State for safety.For your information,this is not a
joke.Please,kindly add and message me on Whatsapp for further
directives on how to receive your luggage that is currently in the
Austin Bergstrom airport security room.WHATSAPP NO +1(224)529-9257

But if you think I am lying to you in this matter,please, do not
bother to respond and I will never bother you again

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