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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: DIPLOMATIC AGENT <gadpatrick310@gmail.com>
Reply-To: aricluser@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 31 Mar 2023 13:59:42 -0700
Subject: URGENT ATTENTION

ATTENTION

I am ROBERT WILLIAMS writing to confirm the fact if you are (DEAD) or
(ALIVE) and failure to reply back in the next 24hrs simply means what
Mr kelvin clank said about you was perfectly right and truth that you
are dead and also Mr kelvin clank has agreed to pay the needed charge
fee valued of $250 dollars required for the Airport Clearance
Certificate Fee of your consignment box , but we have not gotten the
money from him yet as we want to find out if you are DEAD or not, so
if you are still (ALIVE) you are advice in your own best interest to
reply back, The only money you will pay to our office here is just
$250 for the paper works, Take note of this now, so we can stop
further communication with Mr kelvin clank once we hear from you, that
you still alive and deliver the (Consignment Box) to your home address
being the original benefactor of the $10.7 Million US Dollars. Be the
reassurance that once we hear from you with this payment information
of $250 i promise that your delivery we be takes place and commence
immediately without any further delay to hand over the consignment box
to your destination home address and do not miss this Good opportunity
that you have to receive the consignment box at last for the pass
effort that you are trying to get it receive to your home address this
is an opportunity for you don't miss it, is for you. Beside if you
fail to comply with the needed $250 Dollars required from you, there
is no way we can deliver the consignment box to your country, Looking
forward to hear from you if you are still ALIVE, reply back for fast
action so that your delivery will commence upon receipt of your
payment delivery

You can direct the tag fee to our Head Office as they will get it here
for you and they are entitled to receive and make any payment to
foreign countries authority. Please re-confirm your residential
address to me to avoid mistake.

Your Full Name:………………………
Your Current address:……………………….
Direct telephone Number:……………………..Home/office# Fax:…………………………………..
Country:…………………………..
State:…………………………….
Zip code:……………………
Closest Int. Airport:…………..

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