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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: John White <johnwhtt@focaltechinc.com>
Reply-To: <wjohn599@aol.com>
Date: Fri, 9 Dec 2022 02:53:49 -0800
Subject: dear friend

Good day my dear friend,
I apologize for approaching you in this manner, but I have a proposal for you.
i am captain John White, I am among U.S Troops In Syria To safely Guard Oilfields here, However, I have been serving in Syria for the past 16 months as part of my mission.
I have $16,4 million USD that I recover from this place and i want to know if you are willing to help me keep it under your custody until i complete my duty here.
I am seeking your help now because I have also discovered a way to moving this money out of Syria which is through a delivery service that delivers food to this refugee camp.
i am going to offer you 40% of the total amount which is $6.560,000 USD will be your share and you are free to take it out as soon as the money arrive to you.
If you're interested in my offer, kindly respond to my email and we will proceed with the delivery plan.
thank you
captain john white

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