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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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Fraud email example:

From: Homeland Security <dsuttonnumarktransportation7@gmail.com>
Reply-To: Homeland Security <MAN_SAMMY@hotmail.com>
Date: Sun, 12 Mar 2017 22:32:00 +0900 (JST)
Subject: SPECIAL INFORMATION!!!!


Chief of staff Homeland
Security Mr. Johnson,
 Department of Homeland Security U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Washington,
Federal Government Office 300 7th St SW ·
Phone number +1 202-762-5073

Greetings to you My friend

I will like to introduce myself to you, am the new Secretary of Department of
Homeland security appointed by Barrack Obama after the reassignment of Ms
Janet...i am an Attorney before I was installed the new chief of Department of
Homeland security here in the United state of America.

I was going through some files that was transferred to me after the
reassignment of Mr. Johnson ,i discovered that you are among one of the people
that has unsettle transactions with the Department of Homeland Security, International
Monetary funds, FBI and many other departments within the state and outside the
states....most especially Africa and also some Financier Institutions due to
the much internet scams and so many people impersonating different office to
rip of off your funds that they are in no possession of funds.

  My Dear  I want to inform you that no office or Financier
institution are in possession of your huge compensated funds aside from the US
Department of Homeland Security, Washington DC and your file is currently on
desk awaiting a clear contact with you before I can go ahead and disburse this
long awaited funds worth of $17.5Million USD to you...I have been given a
mandate by the President Donald Trump to disburse the funds  to you as
soon as I have a direct contact with you...i have attach my identification card
within this email for your view.

 Dear a claim came directly to my desk that you and your family are all
dead and a Wells Fargo account was provided by one Mr. Andy who claims to be
your Next of King and that we should forward this huge compensated funds worth
of  $17.5MillionUSD into the Wells Fargo bank account, but God so kind
after a proper investigation I discovered that Mr. Steven Tilley  is just
an identification theft and nothing of such happened and that you and your
family are very much alive....I am so happy that am having a direct contact
with you.

You are advice to get back to me immediately so i can disburse your funds
worth of $17.5MillionUSD to you.....and to also confirm to me if truly you are
still alive or dead you are to send your full information to my sectary MRS
MARLENE SAMMY with the blow information

(1) Your full Name:
(2) House Address:
(3)Occupation:
(4)Phone number:

Awaiting your soonest response.

Thanks
Johnson

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