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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: Louis DeJoy <rreverendsistermarythomas2019@gmail.com>
Reply-To: postalserviceu161@gmail.com
Date: Sat, 25 Dec 2021 20:42:23 -0800
Subject: Postmaster General United States Postal Service

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I am (Louis DeJoy) Director General of the United States Postal
Service, Postal service company (USPS).We have been waiting for you to
contact us for your parcel that has been registered with us By for
shipment to your residential address. We thought that the sender gave
your contact details. It maybe interest you to know that a letters
also added to your parcel

However, we cannot quote the content to you via email for privacy
reasons. We understand that the content of your parcel it self is
money order worth $500,000.00 US Dollars), $1,000.00 US Dollars for
each money order copy all in the envelope,Text me urgently with your
address full name on email(postalserviceu161@gmail.com)

Yours Faithfully,
Louis DeJoy
Postmaster General United States Postal Service

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