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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: Supreme Court of Canada <kosamatumorufu@gmail.com>
Reply-To: courtofcanadas@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 4 Apr 2023 16:01:12 +0100
Subject: Welcome to the Supreme Court of Canada

I am sending you this email regarding your $ 12,000,000, inheritance
payment of funds. Twelve billion US dollars in custody of the Royal Bank of
Canada (RBC). This is to inform you that the Lottery Winner's payment is in
the amount of US $ 12,000,000, was legally approved and deposited
with the Bank, Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) The lottery won by your email
address via the selected active online email address of the prize sponsor
Coca Cola Company. It was registered with your email address by the
Executive Directors of the Coca-Cola Company Canada Branch Lottery Board,

I am writing to notify you that Mr. David I McKay, the President and CEO of
Royal Bank of Canada, visited my office with an envelope containing copies
of the documents and the documents are his lottery winning payment file.
They stated that he renounces his lottery prize and that the purpose of
visiting my office is to seek support and have my signature on the
documents for the easy confiscation of his US $12,000,000, to the
government budget account as you do not want to receive it. but with the
experience in the judiciary, I refused to sign the documents.

However, for humanitarian reasons and sympathy. I immediately called Mr.
Justin Trudeau, Prime Minister of Canada and explained his matter regarding
his payment and he personally called Mr. David I McKay, Executive Director
of Royal Bank of Canada to reduce the payment from US $ 350 to US $100 in
order to help you pay the fee.

To this end, you will be interested to know that each and every required
fee / charge has been reduced to just the sum of $100 USD. This step is to
allow you to pay this one-time fee and receive your Visa ATM card. NOTE:
Each proof of documentation for your fund has been packaged and sealed to
be mailed along with your Visa Card to your address.

You only need to purchase $100 Google Play cards and Steam Wallet cards or
iTunes card The ONLY charge you will pay before your package leaves your
address. You will never pay a penny again as agreed and signed here in the
Court of Canada that you will never pay any other money other than the $100.

Please note that you have from now until the end of two days to make the
required payment and receive your Visa ATM card. I don't want you to doubt
me about this because after sending the money you will surely share the
testimony with your family and with the church where you worship.

Therefore, the days of being liable to pay twice the double payment are
over, as is the case with some corrupt officials back in Africa. The
payment approval documents have been acquired for the smooth delivery of
your Visa ATM Card of US $ 12,000,000, You were awarded the investment fund
to alleviate the economic crisis and be profitable and help others in need
as a measure to ease the present. economic hardship.

This is your last chance to comply with the instructions or else I will
close your fill, making it impossible for you to receive your fund in the
future. You have only two business days to comply or you will lose this
great opportunity.

Thank you and God bless you
Sincerely

Rt. Hon. Richard Wagner, Chief Justice of the PC Canada
Ontario Superior Court of Justice
Fax: 519571742
Welcome to the Supreme Court of Canada

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