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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: "Support." <revfatherweldyjonathanwayne@gmail.com>
Reply-To: reverendfatherstevenking@outlook.com
Date: Tue, 11 Apr 2023 03:50:04 -0700
Subject: PLEASE TREAT THIS AS MATTER OF URGENCY.

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Hello Beloved,

May the Lord be with you My beloved, and how are you today? My names
are, Reverend Father. Robert Steven King, Parish priest of St.
Patricks Cathedral New York City. situated at 5th Ave, New York, NY
10022, United States, Your cashier check has been handed over to me by
the financial secretary of World Health Organization (WHO) for Support
on this ongoing Covid 19 Pandemic benefits, Kindly reconfirm your
mailing requirement information for immediate mailing of your $1.5
million dollars to your address to enable you to cash it out before it
expired. below is the required information you are to fill out.

(1) Your full names:
(2) Your house address:
(3) Your telephone number:
(4) Your identification e.g. Drivers license Or International passport

Your anticipated response would be highly appreciated for the fast
mailing of your $1.5 million dollars cashier check to avoid expiration
Yours Faithfully.
Rev. Father. Robert Steven King
(+1 (516) 737-0686)

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