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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: NY 10007 <dorothydukuze1976@gmail.com>
Reply-To: na1dvo@citromail.hu
Date: Sun, 20 Nov 2022 03:28:26 -0800
Subject: FROM NY 10007 COURT OF JUSTICE

*SUPREME COURT OF JUSTICE *
*31 CHAMBERS ST. NY 10007*
*UNITED STATES OF AMERICA*
*POSITION HON.CHIEF JUDGE*
*JANET M DIFIORE*

*Attention Dear Beneficiary.*

>From the Desk of Hon. Justice Mrs.Janet M. Difiore, 50 Murray St, #1701,
New York, NY 10007
<https://www.google.com/maps/search/50+Murray+St+,+%231701,+New+York,+NY+10007?entry=gmail&source=g>
.

This is to notify you that the officials of the Wells Fargo Bank here in
America visited my office on Friday with an envelope containing copies of
the document, and the document is your fund payment file.

They stated that you disclaimed and refused your fund worth
US$20.00.000.000 Million (Twenty Million United States of America Dollars)
and their purpose of visiting my office is to seek support and have my
signature on the document for the approval of the confiscation of your fund
to the government account, hence you don't want to receive the fund.

But with my year of experience in the judiciary I refused to sign the
document.

However, due to humanitarian grounds and sympathy, I immediately called up
Justice John Glover Roberts Jr, the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of
the United States, and explained your matter to him as regards to your
payment.

And he personally called Mr Tony Elumelu, the Chairman and Chief Executive
Officer UBA Bank which is the corresponding Bank of Wells Fargo Bank of New
York, he instructed and required him for reduction of the requested payment
fee to US$50 only in order to help you afford the fee to ascertain the
Clearance Certificate to enable the Bank to delivery ATM VISA CARD
US$20.00.000.000 directly to your address

The US$20 Million (Twenty million United States of America Dollars) is a
compensation fund from the Government of United State to you since the past
year 2020, Your E-mail address was generated through the computer ballot
system as one of the selected Beneficiary to receive this fund US$20
Million (Twenty million

You are required to send the small fee through any gift card (Itunes card
Steam wallet card Apple card) to the Handling Bank Accountant
Officer/Cashier Office where your transaction originated as stated below:

Make the payment by any gift card Itunes card Steam wallet card Apple card
or Google play card $50


No more a dime fee again after this only fee $50 as agreed and signed in
Court that you will never pay any other money apart from this fee $50.

To this effect, it will interest you to know that every and any fee/charges
required has been reduced to the above mentioned fee.

This step is in order to enable you afford this only fee so that your fund
Clearance Certificate will be procured in your name to enhance the
immediate delivery of your US$20 Million Dollars to your ATM Visa Card will
be delivered to your home address Depending on the choice which you wants
to receive your money.

Note: you should know that you have to be fast about it to effect the
required payment so that the Bank can clear, release and transfer your fund
worth US$20 Million Dollars into your account.


Thanks and God bless.
Best Regards,
Hon .Justice Mrs.Janet M. Difiore
New York United States of AmericanYork 10007
Law Clerks: Andrea Field, Esq. Hasa Kingo, Esq.
Email ny10007je@citromail.hu

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