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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: "leake" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <larrylea5150@outlook.com>
Date: Thu, 11 Apr 2019 05:02:32 -0700
Subject: YOUR FUND IS HERE IN USA TEXAS TAKE NOTE AND REPLY NOW FOR CLAIM

How you today,


Homeland securities Usa Texas ALERTS, note your fund is not in the other part of the world any more, is here in Usa right now, please stop all communication with all offices from Africa or other countries offshore offices contacting you for transfer of fund, they are not capable transferring your funds to you, which the Usa government checking files of our citizens and outside countries pending funds owned to clients since the new regime of our new president Donald Trump who is now the current president of United States of America, we found out the amount of monies Usa citizens and others loose every day while trying to receive payment due to beneficiaries,Usa Government via homeland securities have investigated your funds and called your fund back to the Usa to enable homeland security office conclude this transfer in-house within short period which you must receive your fund within 72hrs mandate once you adhere to our instructions.


The mode of settlement is this, you will receive fund via direct cash cargo delivery to your home, bank or office
depending where you will prefer to receive fund or Atm card payment, write back to this office to inform you the steps you have to follow to get your funds cashed, like we have informed via our letter your fund is ready to be paid to you, below re-confirm your particulars as requested to proceed.


1. FULL NAME
2. FULL ADDRESS/OFFICE/HOME
3. TELEPHONE NUMBER MOBILE OR ANY DIRECT PHONE NUMBER
4. SCAN COPY OF INTERNATIONAL PASSPORT OR DRIVERS LICENSE
5. OCCUPATION


Write back now to receive your fund within 72hrs as mandated by the office of the presidency on debt clearance newly approved which your payment is listed, this is our final notice to you,be fast no more delay and stop all communication with any other offices you have been dealing with because you are wasting your time once you continue with them,you fund is here with us now as i speak or writing to you.Stop communications with any or all offices you dealing with on payment of said contract sum indicated here because we the homeland security office is your only payment center to finalize your transfer with you via President Donald Trump payment advise singed recently along side United Nation office.


Reply to this email fund transfer through my direct email for fast response :larrylea5150@outlook.com or larryleake02@gmail.com


Regards,


Larry Leake (Homeland Security investigation/payment officer)



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