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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: "Hattie Baker" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <hattiejbaker@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 23 Jan 2013 14:38:53 -0000
Subject: You will be glad you read this message.

Dear Sir/ Madam,


I am writing you this message in good faith. My name is Hattie J. Baker a 55 years old widow residing at 4148 PLEASANT ROAD, LAS VEGAS, NEVADA, 89108, USA. I have been a victim of scam for over 3 years trying to get my late husband's contract payment in Africa which left my life miserable after losing a lot of money and a house while pursuing this course. I was devastated and the only option left for me is to commit suicide.


November 27th 2012 I received an unsolicited message from Rev. Dick Krugerdrop regards to my late husband payment and further details on the possibilities of receiving the funds. Rev. Dick Krugerdrop introduced himself as the present payment coordinator for South African Fund Monitoring Unit, I considered the message as one of the usual scam messages I have received in the past and followed accordingly but yield nothing, I replied and asked the sender to go to hell and burn to blazes, but Rev. Dick Krugerdrop did not stop emailing me, he further explained to me that my funds have been delayed for transfer by some officials who claim to be in position of my fund thereby extorting money from me in one way or the other. These stories are all lies, and if I respond, sooner or later I will be asked to pay a fee. If I pay, another fee will quickly come up, and it will continue that way until I give up or run out of money. I will never see the millions, because I have been dealing
with fake officials.



Due to my skeptics, fear and doubt, I insisted in meeting Rev. Dick Krugerdrop in Johannesburg South Africa on December 11th 2012, and the old man of about 72 years old took me to the South African Fund Monitoring Unit and to my greatest surprise, my late husband funds was existing with several records of false claims which was an attempt from the so called officials I have been dealing with. In the file which was presented to me, I discovered there are over 1,350 American citizens passing through this same ordeal and that was when I was able to come across your name and email address with transaction reference code.


Rev. Dick Krugerdrop didn’t only stop at proofing the existence of my fund but also took a bold step towards the release and transfer of my late husband's fund via ATM Card. Considering the international fund transfer regulations stipulated by the IMF which seems to be a very big hindrance and embargo in transferring funds above $1,000,000.00 into United States, Rev. Dick Krugerdrop facilitated means for my funds to be credited into an ATM CARD which gave me access to withdraw $4,500 at a time and can withdraw $50,000 as my daily limit.


It was a dream come true, now I believe God works in mysterious ways and there are still good people out there. I have received my funds and the entire process only cost me the equivalent of $1,100 to cover the cost of administration fee and delivery charges for the ATM CARD.


I decided to pass this information to you because I know it will be of help to you after losing a lot of money to the fake officials you have been dealing with. A bold step will help get your funds back without much spending, delays or any kind of itches in a very short period of time.


I will gladly send you the contact details of Rev. Dick Krugerdrop upon your request if you feel it will help your situation and ready to take a bold step. It is not compulsory for you to travel down to Africa like I did because Rev. Dick Krugerdrop will handle the matter accordingly and you will never regret it, but will have every reason be happy just like me after your ugly encounter with fake officials.
If you are near Nevada, you can schedule a meeting with me if you don't mind.


Thank You,
Hattie J. Baker
4148 PLEASANT ROAD, LAS VEGAS,

NEVADA, 89108, USA

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