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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: " Mr.Urosevic Dusan" <Dusan.@blue.ocn.ne.jp>
Reply-To: Barrister Wilson Johnson <urosevicdusan111@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 5 Feb 2016 19:25:17 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Attn: My Dear

Attn: My Dear,

I am Mr. Urosevic Dusan, I am a US citizen, 51 years Old. I reside here in
Silver Springs Florida. My residential address is as follows.
7008 E Hwy 326 Silver Springs Florida 34488, United States, am thinking of
relocating since I am now rich. I am one of those that took part in the
Compensation in Cotonou, Benin Republic many years ago and they refused to
pay me, I had paid over US$20,000 while in the US, trying to get my payment
all to no avail.

So I decided to travel down to Cotonou, Benin Republic with all my
compensation documents, And I was directed to meet Barrister Wilson Johnson,
who is the member of COMPENSATION AWARD COMMITTEE, 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 most happiest man on earth because I have received my
compensation funds of $3.5 Million US Dollars Moreover, Barrister Wilson
Johnson, 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, they
are not with your fund, they are only making money out of you. I will advise
you to contact Barrister Wilson Johnson.

You have to contact him directly on this information below.

COMPENSATION AWARD HOUSE
Name : Barrister Wilson Johnson (Esq)
Email: wilsonwarrenjohnson395@gmail.com
Direct Telephone: +229-99397356

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 and they will dry you up until you
have nothing.

The only money I paid after I met Barrister Wilson Johnson was just US$300
for the paper works, 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 Benin Republic so that your fund can
be transfer to you without any delay just the way mine was being transfer to
me.

Send him the following details if you know you are ready to have your FUNDS
so that as soon as he receive your information he will send to you the
payment details for sending him the $300 USD that is needed for him to get
the document that is needed to make the transfer a successful one and that
is the only payment i made to Barrister Wilson Johnson and he help me in the
transferring of my FUNDS and i most say that you have to contact him so that
he will help you the way he help me to Get my FUNDS without any further
payment.

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

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

Once again stop contacting those people, I will advise you to contact
Barrister Wilson Johnson so that he can help you to Deliver your fund
instead of dealing with those liars that will be turning you around asking
for different kind of money to complete your transaction.

Thank You and Be Blessed.

Mr.Urosevic Dusan.
7008 E Hwy 326 Silver Springs
Florida 34488, United States

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