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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.Rachel H. Dolezal" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <barristerwilliams121@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 8 May 2017 04:01:16 -0700
Subject: NNPC COMPENSATION AWARD HOUSE

Good Day ,
 
 
I am Mrs.Rachel H. Dolezal, 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 the office of Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation NNPC with all my compensation documents, AS I were been directed by the ( F B I) Director and US homeland security to contact and meet Barrister Williams Darvis, who is a member of NNPC COMPENSATION AWARD COMMITTEE and representative of the NNPC Oil Compensation award payment here in  Florida, United States, so I contacted Barrister Williams Darvis 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 Williams Darvis, showed me the full information of those that are yet to receive their payments and I  saw your Name and 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 Williams Darvis. You have to contact him directly on this information below.
 
 
NNPC COMPENSATION AWARD HOUSE
Name : Barrister Williams Darvis(Esq)
Email:  barristerwilliams121@gmail.com
Office Telephone: +1 415 494 8827
 
 
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 Williams Darvis was just US$585 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 needed document from the court of law 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 to have your FUNDS so that as soon as he receive your information he will send to you the payment details for sending the US$585 that is needed for him to get the documents that are needed to make the transfer a successful one and that is the only payment i paid to Barrister Williams Darvis and he helped me in making sure that my funds was transferred to me and i must say that you have to contact him so that he will help you the way he helped me 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:....................
Your Full Home Address:....................
Country.................
Occupation:.....................
Gender:.........
Age:..............
 
 
Once again stop contacting those people, I will advise you to contact Barrister Williams Darvis who is here in United States  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.
 
 
Mrs.Rachel H. Dolezal.
11287-5 Estancia Villa Cir,
Jacksonville, FL, 32246e, FL, 32246

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