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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: "Mrs. Jill Biden" <kevinweiss0021@gmail.com>
Date:
Subject:

Attention

I am sending you this message as directed by my Husband. Please read
with your good understanding and avoid any sentiment.My Husband the
President of the United States

of America Dr. Joe Biden has signed a release clause on your pending
Fund the sum of In this regard it was told that you were unable to pay
some delivering/routine

charges leveled on the fund for the year 2019/2021 and 2022 due to
your financial position.
However, with my position as the First Lady of the United States of
America, I have pleaded to my Husband and the rest of his Cabinet to
re-issue you a money Order

Check of at least USD18.5 USD as a compensation over your struggles
and troubles this transaction may have caused you, and as God may have
it, my Husband signed this
request on 1st/12/2022 and as I speak to you right now, your ATM CARD
worth a total sum of USD18.5 million dollars is ready and should be
delivered to your home

address with immediate effect. Am so sorry for not having informed you
all this while, I had a very tight schedule but right now I have made
our time to work on this

and I appreciate it if you put your time and effort for us to achieve
a successful end.

Furthermore, the White House Cabinet being more skeptical about this
have demanded that you should try to send only $50usd Steam wallet
card or apple card to enable

get an Attorney here in Washington DC to sign for collection of your
ATM CARD Deliver and also for them to verify your details and
Identity, upon completing this

scenario they will release it to you and will help you make sure that
you receive your delivery ATM CARD Fund.Please I will appreciate your
effort to find a way to

come up with this $50usd and send within 3 working days,and in other
hand I will also like you to let me know immediately you bought this
only fee $50 usd apple card

or steam wallet card, then I will hire Attorney who will help you sign
for the collection on your behalf and he will bring it down to your
location but it will cost

you only the sum of $50 usd to hire Attorney who will help you sign
the on your behalf.

This is a very important message and it requires your frantic effort
and commitment. My primary objectives are to help the less privileged
and to put smiles on the

faces of people all over the world. Yes it is true that My Husband may
have not been a good President because no one is above mistakes, but
my work is to make things

look good and to reshape his Presidential tenor to be acceptable
before the entire American citizens and the World at large.

The president immunity waiver certificate number will be attached in
your consignment so that airport authority will know that President
immunity covers your fund.

Finally, I want you to reply to this message with sincerity and avoid
any negative thoughts or
whatsoever. I have been to some parts of the World, including Africa,
Middle East, Asia, Europe and South America etc...I have been able to
put smiles on the Faces of

their respective citizens and I am looking forward to doing the same
to you. Just buy a
$50 Steam Wallet Card or apple card to cover the payment. Scratch it and
attach the picture to this email.

Try and fill out your personal details including your Full name, Home
address,Occupation, Date of Birth, Place of Birth and Mobile number to
enable a smooth delivery

of your ATM card to your address.

Thanks and may the Lord be with you and your entire Family.

Best regards
Mrs. Jill Biden
First Lady of the United States of America
delivery of your ATM card to your address.

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