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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: "Mannuel Weir" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <spwilliamskelvin@yahoo.com.hk>
Date: Mon, 8 Jul 2013 03.54.25 +0200
Subject: You are Compensated with $2,500,000.00 USD

Dear Friend,

Good day. My. name is Evangelist Emmanuel Weir. I already benefited from this. I am the winner of the 161,653,000.00 Euro Million Lottery Price and I am writing you to give you a very Concrete and sound confidential information that will help you claim your $ 2, 500, 000 .00 (TWO MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND US DOLLARS) Compensated funds from the United Kingdom Finance & Security House without stress.

I was also able to confirm that your U.K Government $ 2.5 Million compensated to scammed Victims due to all effort, sincerity, courage and trust worthiness showed at the course of your pending financial transactions Is real and % 100 risk free.

I crossed check the emails and names of other beneficiaries who are yet to claim their compensated funds worth $ 2.5 Million on the List, and saw your email address on the list and copied it out to inform you and (1) others beneficiaries of your $ 2.5 Million still unclaimed with the Finance and Security House. Since the UK Government has ordered the funds to be released to you.

Sincerely, I want you to know God is my witness of my testimony to you and once you are able to contact F.B.I, special Agent Kelvin Williams assigned by the UK Government to handle your atm card delivery on the information below and adhere strictly to is instruction and advise, all things must work out properly for your own good as well without delays or stress and fears. I promise you do not have to worry even if you are ask to pay for the delivery fee since you must receive your $2.5 Million worth atm card in return. This is 100 percent certain and legit. I can bet my life on this word I am giving you.

Ignore those Fraud stars that must have been contacting you pretending to be Kelvin Williams, they are only impersonating with his name and office to deceive you. You are very lucky and I advise you to quickly Contact the real F.B.I, Special Agent Mr. Kelvin Williams in charge of your transaction, to enable you claim your $ 2, 500, 000.00 (TWO MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND USD) worth atm card from him without further delays and commence your $8,000 daily withdrawal as said on the notice board.

Contact Special Agent Kelvin Williams with the required details listed below.

NAME:
FULL ADDRESS:
COUNTRY NAME:
PHONE NUMBER:

Contact Kelvin Williams with your details as listed above on the email below.


Contact F.B.I, Special Agent Kelvin Williams on;

Email Address: spwilliamskelvin@yahoo.com.hk

Finance & Security House,
Deposit Firm FSH Towers Chelsea T45H U.K.

My advise to you is for you to put God first in all you are doing and try to stop contact with any other online transaction you might have else where if you have been paying much or little money presently or previously and have not received anything in return but disappointments.

I still want to use this opportunity to inform you of showing love to the less privileged ones around you once you claim your funds. I will be traveling due to the investment project I and my partner are having at hand and hope to hear you have received your funds from F.B.I, Special Agent. Mr. Kelvin Williams when I return.

I give you my words on this for am very sure your worries are over. Good Luck and God bless you.

Best Regards,
Evangelist. Emmanuel Weir.

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