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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 CYNTHIA H. DIBERARDINO" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <iyaredouglas@yahoo.com>
Date: Sun, 24 Jan 2016 13:22:36 +0100
Subject: Re: A Word Is A Enough For A Wise

Good Day to you My Dear friend,

I am Mrs.Cynthia H. Diberardino, I am a US citizen, 59 years Old. I reside here in Jacksonville Florida. My residential address is as follows. 11287-5 Estancia Villa Cir, Jacksonville, FL, 32246, United States, am thinking of relocating since I am now rich, I am one of those that took part in The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation NNPC Oil Compensation award payment in Africa many years ago and they refused to pay me, I had paid over US$26,000 while in the US, trying to get my payment all to no avail.

So I decided to travel down to Nigeria with all my compensation documents, as I was been directed by the ( US homeland security) to contact and meet Barrister Iyare Douglas, who is a member of NNPC COMPENSATION AWARD COMMITTEE and representative of the FBI in Africa, so I contacted Barrister Iyare Douglas and he explained everything to me. He said whoever is contacting us through emails are FAKE.


He took me to the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation NNPC paying bank for the claim of my Compensation payment. Right now I am the most happiest woman on earth because I have received my compensation funds of $18.5 Million United States Dollar, Moreover, Barrister Iyare Douglas, showed me the full information of those that are yet to receive their payments and I saw your email address as one of the beneficiaries, that is why I decided to email you to stop dealing with those people and perpetrators,they are not with your fund, they are only making money out of you. I will advise you to contact Iyare Douglas. You have to contact him directly via the information below.

COMPENSATION AWARD HOUSE
Name : Barrister Iyare Douglas(Esq)
Email: iyaredouglas@yahoo.com

You really have to stop dealing with those people and perpetrators 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.

The only money I paid after I met Barrister Iyare Douglas was just US$585 for the paper work, take note of that.

As soon as you contact him he will send you the payment information which you are to use in sending the payment to him in order for him to obtain the document from the court of law there in Nigeria so that your fund can be transferred to you without any delay just the way mine was transferred to me.

Send him the following details if you know you are ready and willing to have your FUNDS so that as soon as he receives your information he will send you the payment details for sending him the US$585 that is needed for him to get the document and also needed to make the transfer a success, and that is the only payment i made to Barrister Iyare Douglas. He helped me in transferring my FUNDS and i must say that you have to contact him so that he will help you with yours without any further payment an delay.

Fill Out the information to him if you are ready to get your FUNDS

Your Full Name:...............
Direct Phone:....................
Your Full Home Address:....................
Country.................
Occupation:.....................
Gender:.........
Age:..............

Once again stop contacting those people and perpetrators, I will advice you to contact Barrister Iyare Douglas so that he can help you deliver your fund rather than dealing with those liars that will be tossing you around asking for different kind of money to complete your transaction.

Thank You and Be Blessed.

Mrs.Cynthia H. Diberardino.
11287-5 Estancia Villa Cir,
Jacksonville, FL, 32246, FL, 32246

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