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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: "Dr. John Tony" <mrsfrdwaziri73@gmail.com>
Reply-To: ms.rachel.duff12@yandex.com
Date: Wed, 11 May 2016 23:23:13 +0100
Subject: Dear Friend/Partner. Your Compensation Payment,For Your Past Efforts.

Dear Friend/Partner.
Your Compensation Payment,For Your Past Efforts.

Compliments of the day and God's blessings. I am happy to inform you
about my success in getting those funds transferred under the
cooperation of a new partner from Burlington-Canada.

Hope you have not forgotten me? I am Dr. John Tony, who contacted you
some time ago, to assist me secure the release of some funds, accrued
from the over invoicing of a contract/inheritance funds.

I have successfully transferred the fund out of the bank, into my new
partner’s account, in Burlington-Canada, My new partner (Mr. Daren
Marques) cleared the outstanding fees and the fund was transferred
into his account. Currently, I'm in Tokyo-Japan, for investment
projects, with my 50% share of the total sum.

However, I did not forget your past efforts, because you are the
source of my success, you made me what i am today, though you weren't
there to complete the transaction with me, but i give all the credit
and thanks to you, for your past efforts. I know it's not your fault
or rather your wish to back out on the transaction. I understand it
was your situation, then.

I decided to compensate/reward you and show my gratitude to you, with
the sum of $3,000,000.00 USD ( Three Million United States Dollar) in
an appreciation, for your past efforts.

I left a valid ATM Visa Card, worth $3Million usd, with my Secretary
(Ms. Rachel Bashir Duff), before i departed for Tokyo-Japan, yesterday
morning. The Visa Card has been loaded/credited with the sum of
$3Million usd and was issued in your name by Citibank. The Visa Card
has been activated and upgraded to a daily withdrawal limit of Fifty
Thousand United States Dollars ($50,000.00 USD). And a personal
Identification (PIN) Number has been issued to your VISA CARD, to
enable only you have direct Control over the fund. Hence, The security
of your funds is 100% guaranteed.

The Visa Card is an international payment Card that can be used to
settle payments in every other currencies, the Visa Card provides
exclusive privileges and preferential treatment and it also provides
you with a debit warrant and other banking services. being universally
safe and convenient. I decided to use this payment method, because
it's easier and faster.

I would like you to contact Ms. Rachel Duff immediately, So that she
can send the Visa Card to your address, as quickly, as possible.

You can contact my secretary (Ms. Rachel Duff) through her contact
details, stated below, And ask her to send you the Visa Card, which
was issued in your name by Citibank, as a compensation payment, for
your past efforts.

Name: Ms. Rachel Duff
E-mail: ms.rachel.duff12@yandex.com
Phone Number: +234-7053527554

Please endeavor to send your claim information's to Ms. Rachel Duff,
as i stated below, to avoid sending/shipping the Visa Card to a wrong
address.

1. Your Full Names..........
2. Your Receiving Address..............
3. Your Cell/Phone Numbers.........

Feel free to get in touch with Ms. Rachel Duff and arrange with her on
how she will send/dispatch the Visa Card to your address, as i
instructed.

Please accept this token in good faith, as this is from the bottom of
my heart, and don't forget to contact me through this E-mail: [
dr.john.tony@yandex.com ] immediately you receive the Visa Card in
your address, So that we all can share the joy together, after all our
effort and suffering at that time.

At the moment, I'm very busy here (Tokyo-Japan) because of the
projects i have at hand with my new partner.

Have a blessed day.

With best regards,
Dr. John Tony.

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