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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.David Jacob" <oficenew57@gmail.com>
Reply-To: fnew2001@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 27 Mar 2023 13:38:50 +0100
Subject: Welcome To Supreme Court of Canada

Welcome To Supreme Court of Canada
74 Woolwich St, Guelph, ON N1H 3T9, Canada
Ontario Superior Court of Justice,

Attention Dear beneficiary:

YOUR FUNDS LAST CHANCE FOR THIS YEAR, I am sending you this mail in
regards to your fund inheritance payment worth US$12,000,000,000.00.
Twelve Billion United State Dollars in custody of the Royal Bank of
Canada (RBC).

This is to inform you that the Lottery Winning payment is in the
amount of US$12,000,000,000.00. was legally approved and deposited
with the Bank, Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) The lottery won by your
e-mail address via online active email address selected from sponsor
of Coca Cola Company award. It was registered with your email address
by the Lottery Board Executive Directors of Coca-Cola Company Canada
Branch,

This is to notify you that Mr. David I McKay the President and CEO
Royal Bank of Canada visited my office with an envelope containing
copies of documents and the documents are your lottery won payment
file. They stated that you disclaim your Lottery win and the purpose
of visiting my office is to seek support and have my signature on the
documents for easy confiscation of your US$12,000,000,00. to the
government budget account since you don't want to receive it. but with
the experience in the judiciary i refused to sign the documents.

However, due to humanitarian ground and sympathy. I immediately called
up the Mr. Justin Trudeau Prime Minister of Canada and explain your
matter to him as regards to your payment and he personally called Mr.
David I McKay CEO Royal Bank of Canada to reduce the payment from a
higher rate to US$50 in order to help you afford the fee.

To this end it will interest you to know that every and any
fee/charges required has been reduced to only the sum of $50,US
dollars. This step is in order to enable you to afford this only fee
and receive your ATM Visa Card. NOTE: Every documentation proof for
your fund has been packaged and sealed to be mailed together with your
Visa Card to your address.

You are required to buy only $50,usd iTunes Apple cards or sephora gift card
The ONLY charge you will ever pay before your package
will leave your address. You will never pay a dime again as agreed and
signed down here in Court of Canada that you will never pay any other
money apart from the $50,usd

Please know that you have from now till the end of today to affect the
required payment and receive your ATM Visa Card. I don't want you to
doubt me on this because after you send the money you will surely
share the testimony to your family and to the church where you
worship.

Therefore, the days of you being subjected to paying twice Double
Payment is over as that is the case with some corrupt officials down
there in Africa. The payment approval documents have been acquired for
the smooth delivery of your ATM visa Card of US$12,000,000,000.00. You
were awarded the fund for investment to ease the economic crunch and
to be profitable and help others in need as a measure to ease the
present economic hardship.

This is your last chance to comply with the instruction or else i will
close your fill which will make it impossible for you to receive your
fund in future. You have only Today to comply or lose this great
opportunity. LAST WARNING CANCELLATION AFTER TODAY.

Thanks, and God bless.
Best Regards,

Rev.David Jacob
Email, fnew2001@gmail.com

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