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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:

This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "western union" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "moneygram" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "million dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- ",000,000" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "00,000.00" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Western Union money transfer is completely untraceable and therefore is *not* safe to use with anyone you do not know personally. It is the preferred method of online criminals to collect money from their victims.
MoneyGram money transfer is completely untraceable and therefore is *not* safe to use with anyone you do not know personally. Along with Western Union it is a preferred method of online criminals to collect money from their victims.
This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- david.johnson95848@gmail.com (Gmail/GoogleMail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "Antony J. Blinken" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <david.johnson95848@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 18 Dec 2024 17:49:45 -0800
Subject: RE: Refund Payment Committee Federal Executive.

From Desk Of Antony J. Blinken
USA Secretary of State
Refund Payment Committee
Federal Executive Council Washington DC USA.

Good Day,

This letter is written to change your life from today. Please note that this letter came to you as a result of information received from our monitoring network regarding so many payments that you sent through Western Union and MoneyGram to Europe, the USA, Asia Africa, and some other parts of the World without receiving any payment to your name, further investigation reveals that you have lost hope towards receiving your payment after being deceived so many times.

Following the ongoing re-branding of USA policies, the Federal Government of USA has directed our committee to compensate/refund the sum of $10,000,000.00 to you through payment by ATM CARD being one of the most convenient means of receiving payment worldwide, Bank to Bank Transfer. We wish to inform you that the members of the Refund Payment Committee are honorable men of Great Repute and integrity who have served the Government of the USA in different capacities.

We also wish to inform you that the Committee members were appointed by our respected President Joe Biden to pay 250 million Dollars to the listed beneficiaries who have lost their money to scammers and have not yet received their total sum.

Contact Mr. David Johnson of the Refund Payment Committee, he will guide you on how your payment will be released to you. Please let him know that this letter is from Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of State.

Contact Details:

Name: David Johnson
Email:david.johnson95848@gmail.com

To receive your payment this week, you are advised to contact David Johnson on his email and make sure you ANSWER the Questions below.

(1) Your Full Name:
(2) Your Direct telephone. Fax Number ( if any):
(3) How Many Months Or Years in which You Have Been Expecting your Payment:
(4) The Place you sent Money Last whether Nigeria or London, Malaysia, Benin Republic, etc:
(5) The Last Amount of Money You sent indicating What Month and Year:4

From Antony J. Blinken
USA Secretary of State
Refund Payment Committee
Federal Executive Council Washington DC US

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