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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: "Hon. John Glover Roberts Jr"
Reply-To: <JohnGloverRobertsJr1967@outlook.com>
Date: Thu, 31 Aug 2023 03:28:47 +0800
Subject: URGENT ALERT; PLEASE READ IT IS VERY URGENT!

SUPREME COURT OF UNITED STATES.

Address: 1 First St NE, Washington, DC 20543, USA.

From: John Glover Roberts Jr, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of

the United States.


Good day to you:


I am Mr. John Glover Roberts Jr. The Chief Justice of the United

States. I want to inform you that your Compensation Fund File the total sum
of $30.5 Million US dollars has been brought to my desk for

cancellation due to your inability to comply the instructions given to

you by USA BANK AND WORD BANK to secure your Fund Release Approval

Order Certificate (RAOC) and Affidavit of Claim Certificate for Legal

Cover/ Protection of US$30. 5 Million.


However, due to humanitarian ground and sympathy and because i do not want
your payment cancel so i called up USA Government Authority to

explain your matter to the Authority as regards your payment and he

personally called up a meeting which was resolved that the payment

charges of $450.USD will be reduced to $200 which it's barest menial

in order to enable you afford to pay the fee so that your FUND will be

delivery to your home address by Government Authority Diplomatic Agent

to make sure that you did not pay any fees again and your Package will

not be hold by any power or force again and your package delivery will

be done within 5 hours as you send the only fee $200.00 today.


To this end it will interest you to know that every and any fee/charges
required of you have been reduced to only the sum of $200

us dollars this step is in order to enable you pay the money so that

your Fund release approval order certificate (RAOC) and Affidavit of

Claim Certificate will be procured and acquired in other to enable the
speedy accelerated delivery of your $30.5 Million us dollars to your

home address within 5 hours today from my office.


so we advise you to send the fee through gift card iTunes card, apple card
or Steam wallet card of $200 since you cannot send via Money

transfer services OK because that is the easier way now OK So then you

can buy iTunes Card of $200 and send the copy to me because i don't

want you to lose your Fund. Send Steam wallet card or iTunes card $200

and send us the Copy of the card OK.


We want you to know that we are indeed very sorry for any

inconveniences any delay this must have caused you in having your fund

delivered to you long before now. You will never ever regret paying

the fee. This is a promise to you after all your pains in the past as

we are here to serve you as our word is our bond to you.


Confirm the receipt of this e-mail by you immediately and be rest

assured that you will be smiling at your home once you comply with the

above directives now. Your urgent response to this email now will go

along way in helping us ensure your delivery Fund is released to you

within five hours of you acting as instructed you now.


Thank you for your understanding. May God bless you and bless the

United States of America.

EMAIL:::::JohnGloverRobertsJr1967@outlook.com

Yours Truly In Service,
Hon. John Glover Roberts Jr

CHIEF JUSTICE OF THE SUPREME COURT OF UNITED STATES.

URGENT ALERT; PLEASE READ IS VERY URGENT!


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