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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: WESTERN UNION <22345678900ksh@gmail.com>
Reply-To: milkd983@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 14 Nov 2022 03:03:24 -0700
Subject: ATTENTION

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Attn: Dear

I have registered your fund of $3.5million usd in ATM CARD with the payment
representative coordinator Eric Brown, your registration code of
(DCJKT00678G). Pin code of the ATM card is 1986, DHL Tracking Number will be
forward to you immediately Contact with your delivery information such as,
Your Name, Your Address ID CARD COPY and Your Telephone Number:
Notice, Bear it mind that you are going to pay the sum of $110 for serive fee.
Name: Mr Phillip Jones
E-mail: milkd983@gmail.com

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