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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: "Elizabeth Baker" <elizbaker14@klikni.cz>
Reply-To: brillaclinton@yahoo.fr
Date: Sun, 25 May 2008 00:16:18 -0500
Subject: Your compensation of $350,000USD


Dear Beneficiary,

I am happy to inform you about my success in getting those funds
transferred under the cooperation of a new partner from Canada.
Presently, I´m in Asia for an investment projects with my own share of
the total sum. Meanwhile, I did not forget your past efforts and the
attempts you made in getting your winnings sent to your delivery
address, despite that it failed us somehow. So therefore, you have to
contact Rev. Brilla Clinton of CSI Bible Outreach immediately as you
receive this email to make arrangement with him on how to get your
compensation check delivered to your address:

Find below his contact information.
Name: Rev. Brilla Clinton
E-mail: brillaclinton@yahoo.fr

Ask him to send you the $350,000USD (THREE HUNDRED AND
FIFTY THOUSAND U.S DOLLARS) Certified Bank Check, which I raised
in your favor as a compensation to you for all the past efforts you have
made in receiving your winnings in this matter. I appreciated your efforts
at
that time very much. So feel free and get in touched with Rev. Brilla
Clinton
and expedite the delivery process of your check as soon as possible.

Please do let me know immediately you receive it so that we can share
the joy after all the suffering at that time. At the moment, I am very
busy here because of the investment projects which I and my new partner
are having at hand. Remember that I had forwarded instructions to
Rev. Brilla Clinton on your behalf to remit the check to you.

Finally, my sincere advice to you as a Christian is that you should endeavor

to pay your tithe to a bible believing church when you receive the check and
cash
your money.

Best regards,
Mrs Elizabeth Baker

PS: You can also email my secretary and ask him to assist you to correspond
to
Rev. Brilla if you wish. His Contact is:
Dr. Phillip Moore
phillipmoore01@live.com

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