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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: "Mrs. Carolyn Brandon" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <infofile.agent@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 8 Sep 2013 16:41:48 +0100
Subject: ABOUT YOUR FUND!!!

Hello Dear,
 
I am Mrs. Carolyn Brandon; I am a 66 years Old US citizen. I reside here
in Denton, Texas. My residential address is as follows.240 Clear Springs
Dr Plano, TX United States, i 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 in 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.
 
When it got to a point that i was almost getting frustrated over the whole
thing, I decided to make a complain to the FBI. So i travel with my Son to
WASHINGTON D.C with all my compensation documents, And I was directed by
the ( FBI) Director to contact Mr Dennis Robinson, who is a representative
of the ( FBI ) 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 explained the
procedure to me and what has to be done for my compensation to be payed, i
followed his instructions and to my surprise my Compensation payment was
paid to me successfully without delay. Right now I am the happiest woman
on earth because I have finally received my funds. Moreover, Mr. Dennis Robinson,
showed me the full Information of those that are yet to receive
their funds and I saw your name as one of the scam victims and one of the
US$2.5Million 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. Sanni Dasuk. You have to contact him
directly on this information below to know if he can help you too.
infofile.agent@gmail.com
 
I know this may sound strange and unbelievable to you but it is true. And
for your own good you 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.
Dennis Robinson was just $390 for the Ownership Paper Works, Take note of
that because that was the only money I was ask to pay.
 
I wish you the best of luck.
 
Regards,
Mrs. Carolyn Brandon.

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