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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: "Miss Rose Jamse" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <macdonal8ddawnson@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 14 Jul 2017 06:24:40 -0700
Subject: COMPENSATION

Dearest Beloved One,


How are you today and other members of your family and your friends,
In this season of prayer i hope all is well with you all to the glory
of almighty god,My dear, i am happy to inform you about my success in getting the
fund retrieved and also transferred under the cooperation of a beloved
Pastor from India, Right now i am in India,

Meanwhile i did not forget your past effort and assistance in getting
the fund retrieve, only that it desperately failed us some how, before
making the journey to India with the pastor who visited me after the
successful transfer of that fund, i left a total sum of $3,500,000.00 (One
Million Five Hundred Thousand Usd) in a cheque for you in the hand of
pastor in Benin republic, in other to compensate you for your past
effort.

I left this cheque for you in other to compensate you for your past
effort and assistance towards the transaction for the very first time,
only that it desperately failed us some how, But i know it is the will
of God that take place i know if you have the power to make things
happened you would have participate in the project but how ever it may
be let the name of the almighty be glorify kindly contact my pastor as
soon as you read this message, so that he can send the cheque to you,
and as soon as you received it do not hesitate to write me back so
that we can share the joy altogether.

I have already instructed him to send the cheque to you as soon as
you get in touch with him. So all you have to do is write him and call
him and give him the address of where you want him to send you your
cheque
This is the pastor contact;

Name; Pastor Mac Donald Dawnson
Address; B.p. 158 trench ville la Benin republic West Africa
EMail; macdonal8ddawnson@gmail.com
Phone; +229 98640883

I will be waiting to hear from you as soon as you received the
cheque, thanks ones again and remain bless.

Miss Rose Jamse

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