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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: "Mrs. Melanie Trump." <"WWW."@hyper.ocn.ne.jp>
Reply-To: "Mrs. Melanie Trump." <mrsmelanietrump@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 20 Aug 2017 10:20:00 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Good Day

I am Mrs. Melania Trump this is to officially inform you that your overdue payment from West Africa Benin Republic total sum of ($20.000.000) twenty million US dollars is currently here in my office white house Washington DC and the funds will be delivered to you as soon as you get back to this office and comply with the requirement as needed to deliver your total fund to you as well, Bear in mind that i have taking my time to be in charge and assured of your funds as instructed by my husband to ensure you gleefully receive your fund from the white house to reduce the prudence, and I’m in charge of your fund as estimated by my husband Mr.Donald John Trump and you will have to swiftly pay the sum of $250 only before your cheque draft will be delivered to you tomorrow.
and in-case you are wondering why the fee is been required before delivering your cheque draft is to have your clearance paper from the origin country of your fund to avoid any coercion from the authority.
And you are also presume to be announced as the winner of the said amount by Tuesday as soon as your funds is delivered to you, so you are encouraged to get back to me with your HOME ADDRESS and also with the payments information for confirmation and for immediate effect of your fund delivery, make the payment via MONEY GRAM MONEY TRANSFER to the above listed cashier information as given.

THE PAYMENT DATA
ADDRESS……#68 IMF STREET COTONOU BENIN REPUBLIC

RECEIVER NAME……ALEX IGWE
COUNTRY……BENIN REPUBLIC
CITY……COTONOU
QUESTION…..GOD
ANSWER……BLESS
AMOUNT…..$250
MTCN,,,,?
SENDER NAME…

REGARD
MRS.MELANIA TRUMP
FIRST_LADY USA
GOD BLESS AMERICA
White House (Official Residence of the President of the US)
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
Washington DC 20500 USA

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