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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. Jane Francis <janefrancis567@yahoo.com>
Date: Sat, 24 Apr 2021 09:52:41 +0800
Subject: FROM WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON DC


FROM WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON DC

I am Jane Francis the White House Delivery Agent and I am
writing to
inform you about your ATM Card Worth $3,500,000.00usd
brought by the
United Embassy from the
United Nations here in the white house Washington DC The
ATM Have Been
Mandated
to be deliver to your address as soon as possible.
Please urgently contact me back on my email by clicking
your Reply

(1)Full name......

(2)Mobile number.....

(3)Home address.....

  Thanks Text Or Call Me Once You Read Off This Email.
(janefrancis567@yahoo.com) +1 (925) 678 5068

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