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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: FIRST LADY <mrr7437920@gmail.com>
Reply-To: bidenmrsjill4@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 2 Jun 2022 16:30:28 -0700
Subject:

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I am Mrs Jill Biden, and I am writing to inform you about your Bank
Check Draft brought back 22/02/2022 by the United Embassy Mr John
Moore from the government of Benin Republic in the white house
Washington DC been mandated to be deliver to your home address once
you reconfirm it with the one we have here with us to avoid wrong
delivery of your check draft Eighteen million united states dollars
$18.000,000,00usd that was assigned to be delivered to your humble
home address by Honorable president Mr JOE BIDEN the president of this
great country this week by a delivery agent Mr John Moore

Also reconfirm your details for the check delivery by filling the form
below and send it immediately to our in for verification and for
prompt collection of your fund.

Fill The Form Below:

1. Residential Address :
2. full Name :
3. Mobile Number:
4. Fax Number :
5. Occupation :
6. Sex :
7. Age :
8. Nationality :
9. Country :
10. Marital Status :

Accept my hearty congratulation again!

Yours Sincerely,
MRS Jill Biden

FIRST_LADY
1600 Pennsylvania Ave NW, Washington, DC 20500, United States
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Disclaimer: This message transmitted with it are confidential and
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not the intended recipient you are hereby notified that any
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