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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: OFFICE OF DONALD J TRUMP <office.unitedstates@tim.it>
Reply-To: donaldtrump.private01@yahoo.com
Date: Sat, 15 Jul 2017 11:16:14 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: Re: Office of United States President


THE EXECUTIVE ORDER IN FULL PROTECTING THE NATION FROM FOREIGN TERRORIST ENTRY INTO THE UNITED STATES. By
the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and laws
of the United States of America, including the Monetary and
Anti-terrorist Act (MAA), 9 U.S.C. 1100 ET seq., and section 301 of
title 3, United States Code, and to protect the American people from
terrorist attacks by foreign nationals admitted to the United States, I
was yesterday furnished with your case file by the attorney general of
United States of America concerning a criminal and terrorist case
against you, in the statement of your case file, a huge amount of money
that valued the sum of $8.5 million dollars was confiscated by the
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) belonging to you which was
smuggled into our country illegally without authentic documents that
covers it. Today, my verdict
on the matter is follows: That you have been listed among others as a
wanted terrorist for involving in such an illicit act, I have given
order to put the fund on hold until the matter is resolved, every
details about your dealings with some impostors from African countries
has been tendered to me and I will ensure that the security agencies
that is assigned to carry out this operation is well equip and finance
to perfect this assignment, I am here to correct all the mistakes by
the past administration and also to ensure that peace is return to our
country, I will make sure that my ban on immigration especially the
listed countries is final so that we will be safe from terror. My
findings today has indicated that the said $8.5 million dollars
that belongs to you originated from Nigeria approved by their past
administration as a compensation but it was not covered with documents
such as Anti-terrorist and Ownership Certificate which is necessary and
a reasonable person should know that before such a fund would be
transferred either by diplomatic means or wire transfer, it has to be
covered with the above mentioned documents. I
am giving you only 3 working days to get the documents available to
me, otherwise, I will order for your immediate arrest wherever you
are for prosecution and I will make sure that you are jailed for
life, for your information, I have before me every evidence to nail you
down and you can not escape the justice not while I am still the
president. This order shall
be implemented consistent with applicable law and subject to the
availability of appropriations.This order is not intended to, and does
not, create any right or benefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable
at law or in equity by any party against the United States, its
departments, agencies, or entities, its officers, employees, or agents,
or any other person. I look forward to hear from you soonest. Your urgent responds is highly needed today Yours Truly, Donald J. Trump Address: 1600 Pennsylvania Ave NW, Washington, DC 20500, USA
FAX: 202-456-2361

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