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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 Robert Lawrence <janetmdifior44@gmail.com>
Reply-To: robertlawrence902@aol.com
Date: Tue, 25 Oct 2022 17:15:43 -0700
Subject: OFFICE OF THE STAFF UNDER PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN

OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT
From the office of chief staff workers under President Joe Biden,
My name is Mr Robert Lawrence the present chief of staff workers
of the United States.
a file containing your details was forwarded to my desk in the morning
and according to the statement of the files you are to be paid
the sum of ($2,000,000,00) Two Million United States Dollars,
which was due to your past contracts from the World, including your
compensation funds from United States, as one of the covid-19
compensation.
Furthermore, part of the files brought to my desk states that
you are dead according to an eye witness which happens to be one of
your family
relatives which I can't mention his name here for peaceful purpose, He
confirmed that before your last breath that you signed an
authorization letter
giving him the power of attorney to inherit your fund after you are
gone and to give 30% of the funds to your kids. Another part of the
file's states
that your payment date has expired, because you were supposed to be
paid on 30th of September 2022, but you did not reply back and the
transaction was
canceled because you failed to provide your bank details as requested
by then approved bank of
Federal Reserve Bank of New York, your failure on that date proves
that something was wrong until your relative confirmed your departure
to another world.
I am writing this message because i have a feeling that you are
alive and you have not given anyone any power of attorney to take what
belongs to
you and I believe that you will reply back immediately as you have
only 3 days to reply back or I will contact him back, for the final
claim of the Two
million dollars. Note, that I will appreciate your immediate response
as soon as you receive this email
and you have just within 3 days to reply if you are alive or we shall
commence with him.
Nevertheless, I need a confirmation of below details from you
upon your response and make sure they are accurate for immediate
confirmation.
Full Name:
Address:
Phone Number:
Note, that immediately the above details are confirmed from you
I shall then work on your files renewal so you can be paid immediately
because you
cannot be paid with an invalid documentation and the renewal of the
files which will cost you $200 only and you are to pay it within 3
days.
Listing here is the real purpose of this fee, the $200 include
the renewal, delivery charge's and all custom tax fee of any amount,
So no more
payment will be required from you, after you send this fee.
The payment was required from you because due to the
untrusted staffs, that was the reason the government stamped that no
deduction of any
amount of payment from your fund to avoid losing your fund, this are
the reason you are required to pay the fee.
Your fund is under the custody of World Bank until your files
are renewed before it can be transfer to your account or via master
card delivery,
depending on your choice of receiving.
Thank you and remain bless and healthy as I wait to hear from you today

Regards.
Yours sincerely
Mr Robert Lawrence
Chief of staff Workers Washington DC
USA

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