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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" <mgf62838@gmail.com>
Reply-To: executivefile83@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 14:59:59 +0100
Subject: Attention

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 2021/2022 and 2023 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 19/03/2023 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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