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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 Wilson Johnson " <"ww."@helen.ocn.ne.jp>
Reply-To: "Mr Wilson Johnson " <diplomatagent6565@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 16 Dec 2017 20:45:19 +0900 (JST)
Subject: YOUR URGENT REPLY IS NEEDED

YOUR URGENT REPLY IS NEEDED

Am your diplomat Agent Mr Wilson Johnson just arrived at J.K.F International Airport NEW YORK,with your consignment box worth of (US$5.200,000,00)but I could not get any response from you. So please email me or text me with (917) 737-5598 now with the re-confirmation of your delivery information: Name,Address, Phone number and the nearest airport I will land to avoid making a wrong delivery.Please Noted That if You Find This email In Your Spam Please No That Is Due To Low Network

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