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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:
Reply-To: Mr Pence Mike <whitehouseoffice263@gmail.com>
Date:
Subject: Payment notification letter




Payment notification letter

I am referring to a letter I wrote to the address of the House but I have not heard of you and have decided to email you again to inform you, we are pleased to announce a call to the Arcus Foundation Welfare Support Scheme. It is an international sweepstakes international program held in April 2020 in the United States in partnership with the European Union Civil Service Federation.

Your online email account was selected by the Arcus Foundation’s welfare support system as the $ 850,000.00 lucky winner. Your funds have been loaded into a visa debit card, which allows you to withdraw money from any bank in the country without any difficulty.

Further information / clarification and delivery of a visa debit card to you via a registered express courier service; please contact our payment area coordinator at the following email address. E-mail contact: ( butlerjohn766@gmail.com ) Contact person: Mr. Butler John.

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