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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: "Ernest Carter" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <case007737@khwestonlawuk.com>
Date: Tue, 6 Sep 2016 06:32:44 -0400
Subject: Urgent**

Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3)
REF: FLP-IP/4554-FM20075/4400
RE: Victim Eligible For Restitution

Our records indicate that you are eligible to receive restitution for one or more of the internet fraud or identity theft schemes you've been a victim of. See necessary case details below.

Case on apprehended internet fraudster, Kazeem Owonla, the Nigerian national who was arrested on felony charges in Atlanta, November 2015 has officially been closed in Barnstaple, Shire County after extradition proceedings to the UK. The case was closed based on the following terms; 1. Restitution Order: seized assets shall be liquidated and converted into a restitution distribution fund, 2. Time served plus 68 months and, 3. 10 years' probation, court documents show (available upon request).

The aforementioned perpetrator and his group of co-offenders used over 3500 aliases originating from Russia, Nigeria, Ghana, London and many more to mask their original identities. Our records indicate that you have been a victim of fraud and/or identity theft (which you may or may not be aware of if you don't regularly monitor your credit) because your contact details and personally identifiable information were found on several computer devices belonging to the perpetrator. Following court orders, this makes you eligible to receive restitution in the amount of 1,459,910.00 British Pounds (equivalent to $1,930,293.00USD) for damages caused by his crimes. This includes compensation for emotional and physical damages as well as damages to your reputation and credit.

Being that Owonla operated on an international scale and victimized thousands of individuals and companies of several nationalities, we determined that the investigation had to be kept private and away from public media to maintain unitary judgment and integrity in international relations. Because this was a private investigation, all victims (including yourself) were represented by a professional court-appointed public representative called Kaye H. Weston and Associates, P.C. located in the same local jurisdiction where the case was litigated.

Restitutions are ordered to be paid immediately, to receive yours, contact the Law Offices of Kaye H. Weston and Associates, P.C. at: case007737@khwestonlawuk.com

*Note that all claims must be entered no later than 7 days from receipt of this notice. Be sure to quote your Reference Number in all correspondences.

Sincerely Yours

Ernest Carter
International Relations Specialist
Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3)

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