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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: Michael Erik <chlk12@msn.com>
Reply-To: <michaelerik90@yahoo.fr>
Date: Tue, 14 Feb 2012 15:03:36 +0000
Subject: THIS WAS HOW I SUCCEEDED GETTING MY FUNDS




Hello dear,

I am Mr. Michael Erik; I am a US citizen, 68 years Old. I reside here in London. My residential address is as follows. 24 Grosvenor Square London, W1A 1AE United Kingdom, 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 Seventy Four Thousand United States Dollars for the past years while in the UK, trying to get my payment all to no avail. And they always stopped my funds with one reason or the other.

So I decided with my Son to visit United Kingdom Interpol head quarters here in London with all my compensation documents, and I was directed by the (Interpol) Director to contact
Mr. John Paul, who is a representative of the (Interpol) and a member of the COMPENSATION AWARD COMMITTEE, currently in Nigeria. 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 happiest man on earth because I have finally received my compensation funds of Two Million Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars.

Moreover, Mr. John 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 Two Million Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars 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. John Paul. You have to contact him directly on this information below to know if he can help you too.

COMPENSATION AWARD HOUSE
Name: Mr. John Paul
Email: pauljohn141@yahoo.fr


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. John Paul was just Two Hundred and Fifty British Pounds Sterling 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. John 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.

Mr. Michael Erik.
24 Grosvenor Square London, W1A 1AE United Kingdom,
Phone: +44 703 598 2652


















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