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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 Rene Psaki" <mrsverragunset@gmail.com>
Reply-To: jennifer.r.psaki@outlook.com
Date: Thu, 9 Dec 2021 23:23:55 -0800
Subject: DEAR BENEFICIARY,

DEAR BENEFICIARY,

BEFORE I COMMENCE I WILL LIKE TO INDICATE MY GRATITUDE WELL KNOWN TO
YOU, THIS MESSAGE IS FROM MRS. JENNIFER RENE PSAKI THE PRESS PERSONAL
SECRETARY TO U.S PRESIDENT JOSEPH ROBINETTE BIDEN JR, I AM WRITING TO
INFORM YOU ABOUT YOUR ATM CARD/FUNDS BROUGHT BACK BY THE UNITED
EMBASSY FROM THE GOVERNMENT OF UNITED NATION IN THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON DC BEEN MANDATE TO BE DELIVER TO YOUR HOME ADDRESS ONCE YOU
RECONFIRM YOUR CURRENT ADDRESS TO AVOID WRONG DELIVERY OF YOUR ATM
CARD/FUNDS OF $15.8 MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS THAT WAS ASSIGNED TO
BE DELIVERED TO YOUR HUMBLE HOME ADDRESS BY PRESIDENT JOSEPH ROBINETTE
BIDEN JR THE PRESIDENT OF THIS GREAT COUNTRY THIS WEEK BY (USSS)
UNITED STATES SECRET SERVICES SPECIAL AGENT REV WOLF DOHENY.

ALSO RECONFIRM YOUR DETAILS LET ME CONFIRM IT WITH THE ONE I'M HAVING
HERE TO AVOID WRONG DELIVERY OKAY.

FULL NAME:
RESIDENTIAL ADDRESS:
MOBILE NUMBER:
OCCUPATION:

ACCEPT MY HEARTY CONGRATULATION ONCE AGAIN! CONTACT ME USING MY PHONE
NUMBER +1 (206)-745-7156 OR VIA MY EMAIL ADDRESS
(JENNIFER.R.PSAKI@OUTLOOK.COM)


YOURS SINCERELY,

MRS. JENNIFER RENE PSAKI
PRESS PERSONAL SECRETARY TO U.S PRESIDENT
1600 PENNSYLVANIA AVE NW, WASHINGTON,DC 20500,UNITED STATES...

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