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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: Chief Justice of Canada <federalbj7@gmail.com>
Reply-To: ofile2024@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 23 Dec 2021 00:52:26 -0800
Subject: Attention Dear beneficiary:

Welcome To Supreme Court of Canada
74 Woolwich St, Guelph, ON N1H 3T9, Canada
Ontario Superior Court of Justice,

Attention Dear beneficiary:

YOUR FUNDS LAST CHANCE FOR THIS YEAR, I am sending you this mail in regards
to your fund inheritance payment worth US$24,000,000.00.Twenty-Four Million
United State Dollars in custody of the Royal Bank of Canada (RBC).

This is to inform you that the Lottery Winning payment is in the amount of
US$24,000,000.00. was legally approved and deposited with the Bank, Royal
Bank of Canada (RBC) The lottery won by your e-mail address via online
active email address selected from sponsor of Coca Cola Company award. It
was registered with your email address by the Lottery Board Executive
Directors of Coca-Cola Company Canada Branch,

This is to notify you that Mr. David I McKay the President and CEO Royal
Bank of Canada visited my office with an envelope containing copies of
documents and the documents are your lottery won payment file. They stated
that you disclaim your Lottery win and the purpose of visiting my office is
to seek support and have my signature on the documents for easy
confiscation of your US$24,000,000,00. to the government budget account
since you don't want to receive it. but with the experience in the
judiciary i refused to sign the documents.


However, due to humanitarian ground and sympathy. I immediately called up
the Mr. Justin Trudeau Prime Minister of Canada and explain your matter to
him as regards to your payment and he personally called Mr. David I McKay
CEO Royal Bank of Canada to reduce the payment from a higher rate to US$100
in order to help you afford the fee.

To this end it will interest you to know that every and any fee/charges
required has been reduced to only the sum of $100,US dollars. This step is
in order to enable you to afford this only fee and receive your ATM Visa
Card. NOTE: Every documentation proof for your fund has been packaged and
sealed to be mailed together with your
Visa Card to your address.

You are required to buy only $100,usd iTunes Apple cards and Steam Wallet
Cards. The ONLY charge you will ever pay before your package will leave
your address. You will never pay a dime again as agreed and signed down
here in Court of Canada that you will never pay any other money apart from
the $100,usd

Please know that you have from now till the end of today to affect the
required payment and receive your ATM Visa Card. I don't want you to doubt
me on this because after you send the money you will surely share the
testimony to your family and to the church where you worship.

Therefore, the days of you being subjected to paying twice Double Payment
is over as that is the case with some corrupt officials down there in
Africa. The payment approval documents have been acquired for the smooth
delivery of your ATM visa Card of US$24,000,000.00. You were awarded the
fund for investment to ease the economic crunch and to be profitable and
help others in need as a measure to ease the present economic hardship.

This is your last chance to comply with the instruction or else i will
close your fill which will make it impossible for you to receive your fund
in future. You have only Today to comply or lose this great opportunity.
LAST WARNING CANCELLATION AFTER TODAY.

Thanks, and God bless.
Best Regards,
Rt. Hon. Richard Wagner, P.C. Chief Justice of Canada
Ontario Superior Court of Justice,
mail Address: ofile2024@gmail.com

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