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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: "Shirley From Texas" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <shirleyloyden@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 29 Feb 2012 18:33:53 -0600
Subject: FROM SHIRLEY REGARDING YR PAYMENTS SUM OF $350,000 BRTCMPCFPO

Hello

I am Mrs Shirley Loyden, I am a US citizen, 48 years Old. I reside here in New

Braunfels Texas. My residential address is as follows. 108 Crockett Court. Apt 303,

New Braunfels

Texas, United States, Iam thinking of relocating since I am financially OK , I am one

of those that was awarded a compensation sum of $350,000.00 US dollars for Scam

victim by

the the United Nations Compensation in London last year and they refused to pay me, I

had paid over $29,000 while in the US, trying to get my payment all to no avail.

So I decided to travel down to London with all my compensation documents,and I was

directed to go to the united nations monitoring unit in Nigeria where my payment falls

into, At Nigeria to meet with Mrs Olusola Ayodele: West African Finance director

and Mrs Ngozi Okonjo Iweala ,Finance Minister, who is a member of The COMPENSATION

AWARD PAYMENT COMMITTEE, I proceeded to Nigeria and met with both during my discussion

with Mrs Olusola she explained that whomever that were contacting us through emails

at this time is fake people unless verified,

She took me to the paying bank-Central Bank of Nigeria for the claim of my

Compensation payment. Right now I am the most happiest woman on earth because I have

received my compensation funds of $350,000.00 Moreover, Mrs Ayodele Olusola showed me

the full information of those that are yet to receive their payments and I saw your

name- as one of the beneficiaries, and your email address, that is

why I decided to email you to stop dealing with people, that are not with yr payment

sum of Three Hundred & fifty thousand US Dollars, they are only making money out of

you. I will advise you to

contact Mrs Olusola Ayodele on the information below.

Federal Government Of Nigeria
Name : Mrs Oluosla Ayodele

Email: panafricanbankecoplc@ymail.com

Phone: +234 7068997358

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

that your fund is with them, it seems your fund was also a compensation payment sum

of $350,000. under Category B.

Also i discovered that the delay in releasing your payment was that one Mr. Andrew

Homes forwarded a different account which the beneficiary name is different with your

name, pls contact the Mrs Olusola Ayodele West African Finance Director and she will

advise you more.
stop dealing with those bad guys, they are only taking advantage of you and they will

dry

you up until you have nothing.

The only money I paid after I met Mrs Ngozi Iweala was just $1270 for the

Transfer Access code take note of that.

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

Olusola Ayodele or
Mrs Ngozi Iweala so that she 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 Shirley Loyden.
108 Crockett Court.
Apt 303, New Braunfels Texas,
United States Of America

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