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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: "Melania Trump" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <infoinfo552@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 3 Oct 2017 13:32:13 -0700
Subject: Your payment allocation

I am Mrs. Melania Trump, and I am writing to inform you about your Bank
Check Draft brought back by the United State Embassy from the Federal
government of Nigeria in the white house Washington DC, been mandated to
be delivered to your home address once you reconfirm to us your FRATERNAL
ORDER OF POLICE USA APPRAISAL PERMIT/DOCUMENT, to us to avoid wrong
delivery of your Two million United States Dollars 2,000,000,00USD that
was assigned to be delivered to your humble home address by my husband
Honorable President Donald John Trump, the president of this great country
(USA) this week by a delivery agent Mr. JAMES BOOMBERG
 
I will like you to reconfirm to me the following details:
 
Your phone number....
Your current home address....
Your full name......
Occupation........
 
The reason I ask you to reconfirm to me this following details is to avoid
wrong delivery.
 
FOR MORE INFO, If you don't have the above document in your position ,kindly inform us to
enable direct you to our FBI agent in NIGERIA to get the document on your behalf because without the document, your bank check will not deliver to you, the document will cost you only $350
 
Yours Sincerely,
MRS MELANIA TRUMP FIRST_LADY USA.
GOD BLESS AMERICA
1600 Pennsylvania Ave NW,
Washington, DC 20500,
United States

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