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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: John Glover Roberts Jr <"www."@car.ocn.ne.jp>
Reply-To: John Glover Roberts Jr <drdanieldonald88@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 5 Feb 2018 08:10:22 +0900 (JST)
Subject: I am John Glover Roberts Jr, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of
United States.



Attention: ,
I am John Glover Roberts Jr, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of United States. I wish to
inform you that we have received an email from Brian Thomas Moynihan stating that your funds in
their custody will be deported because you refused to renew your funds document that expired
during the process of the funds to your destination. After your diplomat left the funds, they
contacted you and you ignored their massages then they decided to deport the funds back. They
contacted us regarding the deporting of the funds and we asked them to hold on let's confirm from
you before any action would be taken.

We have concluded every necessary arrangement regards the renewing of the said certificate today,
to renew the document will cost you the sum of $150and it is been renewed, it will be faxed to
Keith Brian Alexander in order to complete the release now that the funds is in United State.

However, I want to guarantee you 100% that the document will be renew immediately the fee of $150
is received from you before the end of the day. Therefore, be advice to urgently send the needed
fee to us, so that the paper will renewed and signed for commencement of your funds which will be
finalize within today or tomorrow.

Due to the urgency of this matter, you are advised to send the fee to my agent with the below
stated information's via moneygram transfer only.

Receivers name: IKAM ABNA
Receivers address: cotonou/ BENIN REPUBLIC.
Text question: How Long
Text answer: Today
AMOUNT: $150
MTCN:

Furnish this office with the payment details involving your full information, once the payment is made, TEXT OR call me at my direct cell phone number as soon as you send the fee today +1(646) 513-2539 you can email me your direct cell phone number so that I can call you as soon as the document is renewed so that you will be ready to receive it with all pleasure.

Yours Faithfully,
CHIEF JUSTICE OF THE SUPREME COURT OF UNITED STATES.

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