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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.brown_williams" <"WWW."@eagle.ocn.ne.jp>
Reply-To: "mr.brown_williams" <mr.brown_williams@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 20 Jan 2017 11:58:14 +0900 (JST)
Subject: ATTENTION ATTENTION ATTENTION



ATTENTION ATTENTION ATTENTION.

Donald John Trump is an American businessman and the President-elect
of the United States, he has pleaded with the whole world who voted
him in for a compensation notice.

My Husband is doing this for the world cause of his happiness
concerning the presidential Election that took place on the date of
(08/11/2016).

I am Mrs Melania Trump ,am the wife of the new president Mr Donald
John Trump. we are offering the sum of $ 200,000.00 ( USD) to the
whole world who has contributed on the election that took place on the
date of 08/11/2016.

My husband has assured the whole people in the world who has voted him
in to stand a chance of receiving the sum $200,000.00 ( USD). the
amount will be delivered to you through the Speed Height Delivery
Service or the DHL service or even Fedex courier service.

The office will not charge any much fees on the delivery but just the
registration fees as noted amount is ( $ 127 USD ) must be paid to an
agent who based here in the U.S.A. once the payment is done, the
tracking code will be given to you immediately.


So try and fill the below details of you and your families members who
also voted, they are all allowed to receive this funds too.

First name :

Last name :

Address :

City :

Country :

Zip code :

Age :

Mobile number :

Next of king :

Mother's middle name :



Once we have the above info, then you will be give the Money Gram
payment information on where to send the above sum before the delivery
will be registered.

NOTE : you are not to send any penny after the first payment and you
are also not to share your cash with any agent once the delivery is
done.

Just make sure you do not delay to fill the receiver's info, this is
very important and you must do this within the next 48 hours cause we
have just 2 months to get the whole money sent to whom so ever has
complied with the massage.


Thanks.
Mrs Melania Trump

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