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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.John Francis Kelly" <"tokiww."@etude.ocn.ne.jp>
Reply-To: " Mr.John Francis Kelly" <johnfranciskelly98@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 23 Mar 2017 01:28:35 +0900 (JST)
Subject: FROM .. HOME LAND SECURITY DEPARTMENT!!

FROM .. HOME LAND SECURITY DEPARTMENT!!
MG Timothy J. Lowenberg,Adjutant General
and Director State Military Department Washington Military Dept.,
Bldg1 Camp Murry ,Wash 98430-5000 USA

This is Mr.John Francis Kelly of homeland security department.we know that you have not received Your fund from Africa! we have finally cash your abandoned long-lost check confirming to be your won compensation funds,we cash the monies and we decided to boxed the money for avoiding expiry of the check because it has stayed long in our custody searching for your contact to reach you,after our investigation that we discovered that the money is not an illegal payment, The fund values the sum of $10.5 million dollars. So kindly reconfirm your full details via email:( johnfranciskelly98@gmail.com )as
instructed below.

1. Full name.........
2. Phone number...................
3. Current home address............
4. Occupation..................
5. Nearest Airport................

You can call Mr.Jerry Mark at : +229-988-46437 the director of overseas payment of the presidency office who is in charge to give instruction approval to releasing the boxed-money consignment to me for onwards delivering it to you.

Sincerely Yours
Mr.John Francis Kelly
Secretary us department of homeland security.

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