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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: Barr Daniel Freeman <zainabsalehmbalagi@gmail.com>
Reply-To: barr.danielfreeman@outlook.com
Date: Mon, 6 Mar 2023 12:41:27 -0800
Subject: ATTENTION

Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Dulles International Airport Washington
DC. USA Address: 20528-0655 United States Of America. U.S. Customs and Border
protection Enforcement Office of Investigations SAC Offices SAC Washington, DC
2675 Prosperity Avenue Fairfax, VA 22031

Dear valued Owner.

This is the second notice we are sending to you in regards to your ATM
Card left here in my office, we notified you about this few weeks ago
but we haven’t heard from you up till this moment, I'm Barr Daniel
Freeman, the Senior Directing officer of one of the many branches
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) I'm writing you concerning a
situation which has come to my notice and I would like a confirmation
from you before I proceed with my actions, an ATM Card valued (TEN
MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND $10,500,000.00USD) was brought here to
be kept in custody by one Delegate (HOMELAND SECURITY AGENT) who was
assigned to Russia to handle issues involving foreign Beneficiaries
being ripped each time they try to make a claim on their inheritance.
This was done some months ago which the Agent stressed that the ATM
Card valued TEN MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND $10,500,000.00USD
belongs to you, this ATM has been here about some months ago the agent
stated you were going to meet up with the demanded $400.00 which we
required for the release order certificate from the origination of the
ATM Card.

The reason why I'm writing you is because a man and woman about 5ft8
tall and 5ft4 tall respectively sent me an email some days ago
regarding this same ATM Card and the said people came here yesterday
with claims that you have asked them to claim the fund in the ATM
Card. The said persons whose name are identify as Mr / Mrs. Erickson
are willing to pay $400.00USD for the release order certificate to
claim the fund, they made me understand that you were hit by a truck
and on your death bed you gave them the right to claim the fund in the
ATM card. This makes me really confused, I have notified by the
Delegate Frank concerning this matter and he has stated that he has
nothing to do with it anymore and maybe the couples are been truthful.

So, you should get back to me urgently and tell me if this is true, if
this people have been given permission by you to claim the fund in the
ATM Card because they have provided an attorney to stand on their
behalf and ready to sign the change of ownership certificate and also
make the payment to claim the ATM card. You were asked to pay just
$400.00USD only, so if you are not on your deathbed as these people
claim and if you are still ready to make the payment of $400.00USD for
the release order certificate to receive your ATM card at your door
step then get back to me immediately with the WORLD-REMIT or RIA
PAYMENT INFORMATION which I'll send to you in my next email as
required and receive your ATM Card without any delay.

On receipt of your email, I'll call the police to have these people
arrested for attempted fraud and theft, but if not I'll have no choice
than to accept their payments, sign the change of ownership
certificate and have it released to them. Note you might receive this
email in your spam or in your in-box as we are still working with our
network IP to control our message direct to your in-box.

God bless and protect the United States of America.

Yours Sincerely,
Homelandsecurity.gov
Department of Homeland security (DHS)

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