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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: "MRS. JENNIFER WALTER" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <fq7t9ild018tiun@jetable.org>
Date: Mon, 25 May 2020 08:56:52 -0700
Subject: Re: REMINDER TO YOUR AWAITING PAYMENT....

ATTENTION

GOOD-DAY AND HOW ARE YOU DOING AND THAT OF YOUR FAMILY, I AM MRS.
JENNIFER WALTER, HEAD OF MEDIA AND ADVERT FROM WAL-MART, I WRITE TO
NOTIFY YOU THAT WAL-MART HAS DECIDED TO COMPENSATE SOME INDIVIDUALS
WITH USD$1M EACH.

THE REASON FOR THIS COMPENSATION IS TO HELP FIGHT AGAINST CONVID 19
CORONA-VIRUS. ONCE YOU RECEIVE YOUR FUNDS YOU SHOW LOVE AND CARE TO
YOUR NEIGHBOR AND FRIENDS, TOGETHER WE SHALL FIGHT THIS EPIDEMIC
DISEASES

YOU ARE ADVISED TO CONTACT CITI BANK WASHINGTON DC USA, IN THE PERSON
OF MRS. JANE FRASER, SHE IS THE PRESIDENT OF CITI BANK AND CHIEF
EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF GLOBAL CONSUMER BANKING OF CITI BANK. HER EMAIL
IS (( fq7t9ild018tiun@jetable.org ))

SEND HER YOUR DETAILS AND HOW YOU WANT YOUR FUNDS TO BE DELIVERED TO YOU.

THANKS AND GOD BLESS YOU

MRS. JENNIFER WALTER

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