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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 Lande ," <busquedas@molinarrhh.com>
Reply-To: fbimartinezkennedy@usa.com
Date: Thu, 16 Apr 2015 13:56:08 -0300
Subject: TRUTH ABOUT YOUR FUNDS




Dear Friend,

I am Mrs. Carolyn Lande , I am a US citizen, 51 years Old, I am one of
those that took part in the Compensation in Nigeria many
years ago and they refused to pay me, I had paid over $38,000 while in the
US, trying to
get my payment all to no avail.

So I decided to travel to WASHINGTON D.C with all my compensation
documents, And I was directed by
the ( F B I) Director to contact Agent Martinez Kennedy, who is a
representative of the ( F B I ) and a
member of the COMPENSATION AWARD COMMITTEE currently in Africa, and I
contacted him and he
explained everything to me. He said whoever is contacting us through
emails are fake.

He took me to the paying bank for the claim of my Compensation payment.
Right now I am the happiest
woman on earth because I have received my compensation funds of
$6.1Million Us Dollars,

Moreover Agent Martinez Kennedy, showed me the full information of those
that are yet to receive their
payments and I saw your name and email as one of the scam victims, that is
why I decided to email 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 Agent Martinez Kennedy.

You have to contact him directly with this information below.

COMPENSATION AWARD HOUSE

Name : Agent Martinez Kennedy
Email: fbimartinezkennedy@usa.com

You are hereby advised to contact Agent Martinez Kennedy with the
following information below:

1. Your Names in full
2. Your Occupation
3. Your Residential Address
4. Your Place and date of birth
5. Your Telephone and fax Number
6. Your id

You really 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 .The only money I paid after I
met Agent Martinez Kennedy was just $570 for the paperwork of my transfer,
take note of that.

Once again stop contacting those people, I will advise you to contact
Agent Martinez Kennedy so that he can
help you to deliver your funds.

Thank You and Be Blessed.
Mrs. Carolyn Lande.

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