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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: MR JOHN WILLIAMS <bronsonleo1@gmail.com>
Reply-To: file0267@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 6 Oct 2021 01:40:10 -0700
Subject: +19194078827.

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GOOD DAY,lucky beneficiary.

I'M AGENT WILLIAM JOHN,
This mail is to inform you of the ongoing pandemic fund support award
to millions of citizens of major countries affected by the virus, by
the WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION (WHO) and INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
(IMF).
Note that this mail is only for people who are listed on the ongoing
WHO and IMF support data and shouldn't be allowed to be manipulated by
any individuals or organizations.
Once you get this mail kindly forward your details:

Full name :...
ADDRESS:......
EMAIL address:....
Phone number :......
your ID card:.....

To our diplomats assigned to deliver your fund to you immediately.
every receiver of this mail is awarded the sum of $17,000,000,00
million dollars each.
Note that this fund award doesn't attract any fee more or less than
$100 dollars approved by the (WHO) and (IMF) to have your award pin
printed from the (WHO) and (IMF) award data, by the diplomat assigned
to you for purposes of safe delivery. So we urge everyone to be more
careful of the wrong persons.
Contact the diplomat with this information:

EMAIL ADDRESS : file0267@gmail.com
WhatsApp info: +19194078827.
For more details on how to receive your fund.

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