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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: "Mrs. Rosemary Campbell" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <barrylinson@rogers.com>
Date: Wed, 13 Jul 2011 08:59:38 -0500
Subject: DID YOU ASK MR NEWMAN LAZARUS TO CLAIM YOU FUND?

INTERNATIONAL REMMITANCE DEPT,
20 BROAD STREET, MARINA - LAGOS .
FRAUD VICTIMS / COMPENSATION.
OUR REF: 10667ADB
YOUR REF: 89007/2010


ATTENTION:

Good Day to you !! you see i am a very busy person and have a lot of things to do
so if you are ready get back to me

This is to intimate you of a very important information which will be of a great
help to you if you are there to read this message.


I am Barry Linson the Finance Director Of the Compensation Office West Africa
District .There is presently a counter claims on your funds by one Mr.

Newman , who is presently trying to make us believe that you are dead and even
explained that you entered into an agreement with him, to help you in

receiving your fund.He is also ready to pay for the release charge of $185 USD
on your funds which makes us want to make this last confirmation before going

ahead to pay this Mr.Newman Lazarus.

Here comes the big question. Did you sign any deed of assignment in favor of (
Mr. Newman Lazarus )? Thereby making him the current beneficiary the sum of

$2.500.000.000.00 with the following account details:? Mr. Newman Lazarus ,
ac/number: 6503809428. Routing/122006743, b/name: citi bank, address: new york

,usa, we shall proceed to issue all payments details to the above named person
if we do not hear from you within the next five working days.


Respond to this e-mail on ( barrylinson@rogers.com ) with immediate effect and
we shall give you further details on how your fund will be released.Just

like i said earlier supposed beneficiary Mr.Newman is ready to pay the only
release charge on your funds which is $185 USD,if we allow him pay this fee that

automatically makes him the owner and the money will be transferred into his
account so do respond to this message if you are alive so that we can be sure of

doing the right thing due to the hugh amount of money involved. Also call me as
soon as you send the e-mail so that you will be given an immediate response:

Below again is My Contact Info:

Contact Agent Name: Mr.Barry Linson
Email:( barrylinson@rogers.com )


Regards,

MR.BARRY LINSON .
DIRECTOR INTERNATIONAL
REMMITANCE DEPT, FOREIGN OPERATION

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