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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: "Barr. Cecilia Henry" <info@usa.net>
Reply-To: <agent.franciswilliams111@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 15 Feb 2024 08:17:43 -0800
Subject: Dear Sir/Madam, 15/02/2024

Dear Sir/Madam,

My name is Barr. Cecilia Henry, I work with Ministry of Foreign Affairs where an agent called Mr. Richard Louis came down from your country a week ago with ATM Card (PACKAGE) worth of US$3,500.000.00 (Three Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars) and he deposited the package to our office on his arrival for safe keeping, later he was found died on a serious automobile accident in the city, that's why we decided to send the package back to you through another delivery agent because there's no other miss to locate you in respect of your compensation fund.

And the only information, we have about you, is your email address the agent wrote on the document attached to the package, that's why I decided to email you to confirm if you are the rightful owner to this package that contains the ATM Visa Card, so if you are the owner of this email address, then kindly contact the delivery agent who just arrived in your country with your package few hours ago for more details.

Meanwhile here is the contact information of the delivery agent below.

Name: Agent. Francis Williams
Email: ( agent.franciswilliams333@gmail.com )

Therefore don't forget to re-confirm your personal information while contacting the agent to avoid any wrongful delivery.

1) Your Full Name: …………………………..
2) Your Country/ States/ Address: ……………………….
3) Your Telephone/ Mobile Number: ……………………..
5) Your Marital Status/Age/Gender: …………………………..
6) Your Nearest Airport: …………………………..
7) Your Occupation/Position: .............................
8) A Copy of Your ID Card/ Driver's License: ...........................

Note that the only document you are required to obtain is (LEGALITY CLEARANCE PERMITS/ YELLOW TAG) which will cost you a sum of US$350.00 (Three Hundred And Fifty United States Dollars) only before the custom authorities at airport will allow the agent to complete his delivery to your doorpost within few hours. So kindly contact the agent for the payment instruction because without that, the authority will not release the package and allowed the agent to deliver it to your address.

I'm waiting for your response once you establish contact with the agent.

Best Regards.
Barr. Cecilia Henry.

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