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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: Mr Michael Oswald <qapoiy841@gmail.com>
Date:
Subject:

1939 BAY AREA BLVD. #209
HOUSTON, TEXAS 88058 USA United States
Attention Customer.
In respect of your fund inheritance payment $45.000.000.00, dollars,
we the bank authorities US Bank of Chicago IL, head office will send
you a new ATM VISA CARD that will accumulate your total funds of$45.M,
USD according to the instruction from our creditor department
here in the bank today. After the board of directors meeting held today
27th, Jan 2023 the total payment was approved for payment to you in
new ATM VISA CARD which you must use to make withdraw of your fund
in any ATM slotting machine around the world with maximum amount of
$6,000 USD in daily payment until you cash the total
payment of $45.000.000.00, dollars, USD credited in your ATM account.
Meanwhile, you have to send the required fee of $30 USD request for
obtain the Affidavit of claim Ownership in your transaction with
government of your fund origin been Federal Justice Central African Republic,
the US Monitory Fund Investigation Union head office in Washington DC
capital United State of America will declare your payment free from
any money laundry and terrorism drug money sponsor activities to
enable our service have the authority of release the payment to you
and register it with US MAILING POST for over-night delivery to your
address without delay.

Furthermore, Reconfirm the following information
Full Name......
Current delivery address..
Mobile phone number.
Direct phone number....

And here is information to send the fee to them because all modality
has already been worked out even before you were contact and noted;
also all we request from you is to follow our instruction so we can
deliver your ATM parcel to your address today. Send the $30usd is only fee
through buy Google play card as

list following to enable them release the document today.

then buy Steam Wallet Gift Card or itune card scratch it and send
the photo to me, you can buy it at any Wal-Mart or Supermarket around
you make the payment so we can direct it to the right office
imposition to release the document. And immediately you make the
payment to them the document will sign and your ATM parcel will
deliver to your address without delay.
E-mail ..... redacted@domain.name)
Yours in service.
Mr Michael Oswald

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