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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. William H. Rogers Jr" <mone07151@gmail.com>
Reply-To: mrwilliamhrogersjr11@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 30 Mar 2023 12:02:03 +0100
Subject: Dear Account Owner,

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Dear Account Owner,

United States Attorney General Mr. Merrick Brian Garland, I want to
inform you that your funds payment file was brought to my
office yesterday for cancellation your funds because the Director and
executive authority Sun-trust bank group Western Union and Money-gram
and ATM department Transfer here said that I should divert your funds
to the Government Treasury account just because you refuse to pay the
fee demand before you start access to your funds,

In his words, he said that you abandon your funds for months now
without hearing from you, but my spirit did not allow me to cancel
your funds because I know the value and the important of what you are
about to receive.

I told the Director and executive authority Sun-trust bank group to
wait for 72 hours until I heard from you and I will know the reason
you rejected such amount of ( US$900,000,00 ) which I know it can be
able to change your life and family for good just think and tell me
what is the problem before i cancel the file after 72 hours.

I needs your urgent response as soon as you receive this email and
explain to me the reason you abandon your funds, or if you are not
interested in receiving the $900,000,00 i will go hand and send you
power of attorney cancellation which you will sign and I will change
your name out from the file and move the total amount to government
will claim this money.
Reply to this our email address (mrwilliamhrogersjr11@gmail.com)

I will wait to hear from you as soon as possible.
Mr. William H. Rogers Jr,

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