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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: administrator@egis.ph
Reply-To: honourgod25@yahoo.com
Date: Fri, 16 Jan 2015 11:53:55 +0800
Subject: COMPENSATION




Dear Friend,

How are you today? I Hope all is well with you and your family? I hope
this mail meets you in a perfect condition. I am using this opportunity to
thank you for your great effort to our unfinished transaction and transfer
of your international bank draft cheque to you from the bank, I am sorry
for presenting and using someone else in your name to get this transaction
successful. due to logistic reasons and your inconsistence to the other
best known to you, right now, I want to inform you that I have
successfully cleared the bank draft check fund to someone else account who
was capable of assisting me in this great venture that have been over and
successful.

Due to your effort, sincerity, courage and trustworthiness you showed at
the course of the transaction I want to compensate you and show my
gratitude to you with the sum of $850,000.00 (EIGHT HUNDRED AND FIFTY
THOUSAND UNITED STATE DOLLARS).

I have authorized Mr. Barrington Samuel where I deposited the money with
to issue you international certified bank draft, cashable cheque at your
bank or anywhere as choice felt.My dear friend I will like you to contact
Mr.Barrington Samuel for the collection of this international certified
bank draft.His name and contact address is as follows:

COMPENSATION HEAD OFFICE
CONTACT AGENT: Mr. Barrington Samuel
Email Address:barringtonsamuel@rocketmail.com

Contact Mr. Barrington Samuel At the moment, I'm very busy here in South
Korea because of the investment projects which myself and my new
partner are having at hand In South Korea Finally remember that I have
forwarded instructions to Mr.Barrington Samuel on your behalf to send the
bank draft cheque of $850,000.00(EIGHT HUNDRED AND FIFTY THOUSAND UNITED
STATE DOLLARS) to you as soon as you contact him without delay.

Please I will like you to accept this token with good faith as this is
from the bottom of my heart.Thanks God bless you and your family.
Hope to hear from you soon as soon as you've got my compensation .

Sincerely

Mrs. Natasha Bentner
Presidential Library & Museum Former Director
International Online Donation Co-ordinator.


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