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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: Dieter Zetsche <refund3@ole90.onmicrosoft.com>
Reply-To: <williamsscott3393@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 13 Jan 2016 18:50:09 -0500
Subject: Dear Beneficiary


Attn:Sir/Madam Sometimes, I do wonder if you are really with your senses. H=
ow could you keep trusting people and at the end you will loose your hard E=
arned money, or are you being deceived by their big names? They impersonate=
on many offices, claiming to be governors, Directors/Chairmen of one Offic=
e or the other. Their game plan is only just to extort your hard Earned mon=
ey. Now, the question is how long you will continue to be deceived? Sometim=
es, they will issue you fake check, introduce you to fake Diplomatic delive=
ry, un-existing on-line banking and they will also fake wire transfer of yo=
ur fund with Payment Stop Order and even send you fake atm cards etc. Anywa=
y, by the virtue of my position I have been following this Transaction from=
inception and all your efforts towards realizing the Fund. More often than=
not, I sit down and laugh at your ignorance and that of those who claim th=
ey are assisting you; it is very unfortunate that at the end you loose. Alt=
hough, I don't blame you because you are not here in Nigeria to witness the=
processing of your payment in Nigeria. The problem you are having is that =
you been told the whole truth about this transaction and it is because of t=
his truth they decided to Be extorting your money. The most annoying part i=
s even fraudsters have really taken advantage of this opportunity to enrich=
them selves At your expense. Those you feel are assisting or working for y=
ou are your main problems. I know the truth surrounding this payment and I =
am the only person who will deliver you from this long suffering if you wil=
l abide by my advice. I also know that recently you have been dealing with =
people claiming to be the EFCC. They claim that they are helping you and yo=
u forward all the fraudulent e-mails you receive to them. At the end they d=
o nothing about the fraudsters. Soon they will ask you to pay money to rece=
ive a compensation of $1,500,000. Do not pay any money to them because they=
are only interested in your hard earned money and you will never receive a=
ny compensation in return, they will always keep coming back to ask for mor=
e money. Please I beseech you to stop pursuit of shadows and being deceived=
. Feel free to contact me immediately you receive this mail so that I can e=
xplain to you the modus-operandi guiding the release of your Payment. Do no=
t panic, be rest assured that this arrangement will be guided by your Embas=
sy here in Nigeria. N/B: You are urgently requested to provide me with the =
following information Full Name:.................................... Addres=
s:....................................... Telephone Number:................=
................. Occupation:................................. Contact me u=
pon the receipt of this mail if you wish to receive your fund and stop wast=
ing your hard earn money. Thanks and remain blessed. Yours faithfully, Mr. =
Willias Scott Reply to williamsscott3393@gmail.com PHONE:+2348088288173

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