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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: "MURRAY J.J" <messengerglo@gmail.com>
Reply-To: jmurrayusss330@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 26 Oct 2022 15:15:02 +0100
Subject: LATEST DEVELOPMENT CONCERNING YOUR PAYMENT


*Dear Beneficiary, I am writing to Notify you about the latest Development
concerning your Payment that Was left in our custody, Besides you are
given a bill of Sum amount of Money in order to receive your payment
of $1,500,000,00(One Million Five Hundred Thousand United Dollars)
which we didn’t hear from you for some time now. Hence,we are now offering
a Special BONUS to help all our clients that are having their payment in
our custody due to high prices. In other words we are now requesting that
you should pay the only sum of $100 to receive your Funds payment
abandoned in our custody by online transfer or ATM card if you wish
so. After all Deliberation and Meeting Held by the Financial Board
Of Director's, You are requested to send the Only sum of $100 only
by Apple Card or Steam Wallet card as is also ACCEPTED because it can
be redeemed to cash. All we need is the picture of the scratched
card number and receipt . I will be forwarding to you the account logging
details to enable you access your funds online and proceed on transfer to
your designated bank account in any part of the world Or Tracking Number
Of Your ATM Card Delivery to enable you Monitor the Arrival of your ATM
without any further delay as soon as you update us with the copy of
the required Fee of $100 Through Apple Card Or Steam Wallet Card to
take note.Please reconfirm your full names and current resident address
for proper delivery.*

*Yours Faithfully,*



*Mr. James Murray,Director of the United States Secret Service.Office
Address:- 245 Murray Ln SW - BLDG T
<https://www.google.com/maps/search/245+Murray+Ln+SW+-+BLDG+T?entry=gmail&source=g>-5,Washington,
DC 20223.*

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