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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: "John F. Kelly" <miss.monicasmith2@outlook.com>
Reply-To: "John F. Kelly" <johnfkelly83@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 26 Mar 2017 11:07:13 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Greetings to you My friend


 
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 ·


Greetings to you My friend 

I will like to introduce myself to you, am the new Secretary of Department of
Homeland security appointed by New President of United State Donald J. Trump
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 Ms. Janet ,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 Financial
Institutions due to the much internet scams and so many people impersonating
different office to rip of off your funds that they are in their possessions.

  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 $17.5 Million 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.

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. Steven Tilley who claims to be your
Next of Kin and that we should forward this huge compensation funds worth
of  $17.5 Million USD 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 will be so happy to have a direct contact with you if
truly you are safe and sound like my instincts tell me.

You are advice to get back to me immediately so I can disburse your funds worth
of $17.5 Million USD 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 John 
F. Kelly. With the blow information 

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

Awaiting your soonest response.

Thanks
John F. Kelly

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