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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. Godwin Ikem." <izuchukwuanthony350@gmail.com>
Reply-To: diplomataliwhite121@hotmail.com
Date: Thu, 23 Mar 2023 13:25:11 -0700
Subject: Attention Dear Friend.

DEAR FRIEND.

HONESTLY, I WISH TO INFORM YOU THAT I HAVE PAID THE DELIVERY FEE ALSO
WITH THE ACTIVATION FEE OF YOUR ATM CARD, AND THE DIPLOMAT AGENT IN
CHARGE HAS DEPARTED, I PAD THESE FEES OF THE ATM CARD-0451, US$2.8M
USD, DIPLOMAT MR. ALI WHITE, WILL START COMING WITH YOUR ATM CARD
IMMEDIATELY, PLEASE REMEMBER TO GIVE HIM THESE MONEY I PAID SUM OF
US$650.00, I PAY ON BEHALF OF YOU HERE OK.

CONTACT ALI WHITE, NOW HE HAS DEPART WITH YOUR ATM PACKAGE AND
RECONFIRM YOUR DETAILS TO HIM, HE WILL ARRIVE TO YOUR COUNTRY AT ANY
MOMENT THE ONLY MONEY YOU CAN SEND TO HIM IS CLEARANCE FEE US$185.00
TO OBTAIN AIRPORT CLEARANCE CERTIFICATE.

CONTACT: DIPLOMAT ALI WHITE
EMAIL: (diplomataliwhite121@hotmail.com)
TELEPHONE NO: 1(385) 501-3335).

DON'T FORGET TO SEND HIM THE REQUIRED INFORMATION TO AVOID MISSING
YOUR ADDRESS OK.
YOUR FULL NAME:......
YOUR ADDRESS:........
YOUR COUNTRY:........
YOUR AGE:............
YOUR PHONE NO:.......

TRY TO CONTACT HIM AS SOON AS YOU READ THIS EMAIL TO AVOID ANY FURTHER
DELAY NOTE YOU CAN SEND HIM IS US$185.00 FOR CLEARANCE CERTIFICATE,
NOTE YOU HAVE TO CONTACT DIPLOMAT ALI WHITE, WITH THIS EMAIL:
(diplomataliwhite121@hotmail.com).1(385) 501-3335).
REGARDS.
MR. GODWIN IKEM.

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