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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 Williams" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <jenniwilliamss20@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 20 Nov 2020 11:50:05 -0800
Subject: CONTACT POST OFFICE FOR YOUR ATM CARD

ATTN; DEAR,

This is MRS. JENNIFER WILLIAMS, I have registered your ATM CARD to the
Crown Logistics Deposit Services so that they will Post it to your home address
and I believe your current address is still the same. Your total amount in the
envelope is $4.8 Million USD and the Diplomatic assured me that there will be
no stoppage until it get to your hand. I want you to contact them and re-confirm
your address where to Post it.

Contact Yuksel Cavus,
3 BP 1000,ACCRA
GHANA.
E-mail: (yukselcavuss0@gmail.com)
Telephone +233 269531992

Your full information for the Postal.

FULL NAME: ==============
COUNTRY: ==============
CITY: ==============
CURRENT HOME ADDRESS: ===========
TELEPHONE/CELL PHONE NUMBER.=========
AGE/OCCUPATION: =============
SEX/A COPY OF YOUR IDENTIFICATION: ===============

The manager, informed me that it will take good 3 days to get to your house and
your Envelope accumulate. Your Current address has to be reconfirmed when
contacting the Crown Logistics Deposit Services

Thanks & remain blessed.

MRS.JENNIFER WILLIAMS

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