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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: "info@dhs.com"<xxdl@sawkingsnorton.com>
Reply-To: charles.johnson2018@outlook.com
Date: Sun, 14 Jan 2018 20:19:54 +0100
Subject: You will never regret working with us


ATTN;

WARNING FROM US DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
I hope you have known that your fund has been Procssed and it is waiting =
for you to legally claimed


we has already make a fresh arrangements and issue a new brand payment inst=
ruction to the authorized paying bank RBS Bank Kuala Lumpur Malaysia in yo=
ur favor in order to guarantee the release of your payment without failure =
as authorized. For your immediate confirmation, we directed you to urgently=
contact the authorized paying bank immediately for the immediate processin=
g and release of your payment , we have notify you ealier that the RBS ba=
nk have informed us that your paytment have been release through ATM CARD =
and it was split into two atm card, Visa Card and Inter switch card and =
it was submmited for registration by tender board , the fee you are to pay=
to receive the 2 atm card is 490 USD so try to nagociate with tender b=
oard before it is too late.


email:e.juin@outlook.com
Mr.Jiplis Juin @Edmond


I advice you to quickly contact the tender board committee for them to del=
iver your atam card and you are also advice to co-operate with them and =
send them require fee to proceed for delivery of your package to your add=
ress.


For your information, we henceforth coordinate and monitor every entire pro=
cess and procedures, to supervise their actions for the release of your pay=
ment via the above mentioned paying

Charles Johnson


Charles Johnson



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any views expressed in this message are those of the individual sender, exc=
ept where the sender specifically states them to be the views of sawkings+n=
orton. This email and any data attached with it is confidential and intende=
d solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom it is addressed. I=
f you have received this email in error, permanently delete it and contact =
sawkings+norton. '.

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