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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: "Donald J. Trump" <"WW."@utopia.ocn.ne.jp>
Reply-To: "Donald J. Trump" <mrdonaldtrump55@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 1 Feb 2017 10:20:05 +0900 (JST)
Subject: The president of America

I Donald Trump is writing to inform you that you're among the 20 lucky winners that will receive the sum of $4,000,000.00 USD, I am very grateful for your support vote, I pledge to be a president for all Americans, and visitors in United State of America please join me let's come together and achieve all goals for our children. You should kindly reconfirm with me the following information below

Full Name................. ..........
Mailing Address..................
City.......................................
Tel........................................
Next of kin............................


One more thing is that we have to accomplish a paperwork such as clearance certificate, this mentioned certificate will protect you from both the FBI and IMF.
Based on what the attorney said, the clearance certificate will cost you $250 only to accomplish everything together both the obtaining and the signing of the certificate.

You are directed to summit the $250 to Mr Michael Poteet he is in charge of the payment, you can send the money through Money gram.

Receiver: Michael Poteet
country...USA
Location : Canton, Ohio
Amount: $250

I wish to get your urgent response.


Thanks once again for supporting me, I will make you feel much better than the past, also bear it in mind that your $4,000,000.00 USD will be peacefully mail to you immediately we accomplish the paperwork as I told you prior.

Best regards
+15752081747
Donald J. Trump
mrdonaldtrump55@gmail.com
Elect president.

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