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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: Deborah Johnson <debo_smith21@yahoo.com.ph>
Reply-To: deborahjohn@live.com
Date: Thu, 3 Nov 2011 23:28:48 +0800 (SGT)
Subject: THIS WAS HOW I SUCCEEDED GETTING MY FUNDS




THIS WAS HOW I SUCCEEDED GETTING MY FUNDS





Hello Dear,



I am Mrs Deborah Johnson, I am a US citizen, 68 years Old. I reside here in

Denton, Texas. My residential address is as follows. 38 Wellington Oaks Cir,

Denton, TX, United States, am thinking of relocating since I am now Rich and

comfortable with my family. I am one of those that took part in the

Compensation in Africa many years ago and they refused to pay me, I had paid

over US$74,000 for the past years while in the US, trying to get my payment

all to no avail. And they always stopped my funds with one reason or the

order.



So I decided to travel with my Son to WASHINGTON D.C with all my

compensation documents, And I was directed by the ( FBI) Director to contact

Mr. Richard Paul, who is a representative of the ( FBI ) and a member of

the COMPENSATION AWARD COMMITTEE, currently in Nigeria. and I contacted him

and he explained everything to me. He said whoever is contacting us through

emails are fake.



He took me to the paying bank for the claim of my Compensation payment which

was paid to me successfully. Right now I am the most happiest woman on earth

because I have finally received my compensation funds of ( US$5Million )

Moreover, Mr. Richard Paul, showed me the full information of those that

are yet to receive their compensation funds and I saw your name as one of

the scam victims and one of the US$5Million beneficiaries, that is why I

decided to email you to know if you have received yours, and to advise you

to stop dealing with those people, they are not with your funds, they are

only making money out of you.



I will advise you to contact Mr. Richard Paul. You have to contact him

directly with your full Name,Phone Number and Address on this information below to know if he can help you too.



COMPENSATION AWARD HOUSE

Name: Mr. Richard Paul

Email: richardpaul_ng@yahoo.com.hk



You really have to stop dealing with those people that are contacting you

and telling you that your fund is with them, it is not in anyway with them,

they are only taking advantage of you and they will dry you up until you

have nothing left.



The only Money I paid after I met Mr. Richard Paul was just $390 for the

Ownership Paper Works, Take note of that because that was only money I paid.

Once again stop contacting those people, I will advise you to contact

Mr. Richard Paul so that he can help you to deliver your fund instead of

dealing with those liars that will be turning you around asking for

different kind of money to complete your transaction.

Thank You and Be Blessed.



Mrs Deborah Johnson

38 Wellington Oaks Cir, Denton, TX, United States

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