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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. MIKE PENCE" <info.@bronze.ocn.ne.jp>
Reply-To: "MR. MIKE PENCE" <whitehouse@techmail.info>
Date: Wed, 21 Mar 2018 09:59:57 +0900 (JST)
Subject: ASSIGNED BY THE PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP..... OVERDUE FUND RELEASED!

The vice-president USA
1600 Pennsylvania Ave NW,
Washington, DC 20500, USA

The Executive Office of the vice President of the United States!!

I'M MIKE PENCE,and am writing to inform you about your Bank Check Draft, brought back by the United Embassy from the government of Benin Republic to the White House Washington DC, and has been mandated to be delivered to your home address once you reconfirm it with the one we have here with us to avoid wrong delivery of your check draft.
send it immediately to our Email: whitehouse@techmail.info for verification and prompt collection of your fund.

Home address:.............................
City:...................................
Phone number.........................
State.........................

Your check is containing the sum of (US$18,000,000.00)

Sincerely,
MR. MIKE PENCE

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