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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.Susan<scan@uniqueproperties.ae>
Reply-To: susan.annie310@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 09 Jun 2017 11:01:04 -0700
Subject: RE


Attn: My Dear, I am Susan Amstrong, I am a US citizen, 51 years Old. I res=
ide here in Fountain Hills Arizona. My residential address is as follows. 1=
7370 E San Marcus Dr Fountain Hills, AZ 85268, USA, am thinking of relocati=
ng since I am now rich. I am one of those that took part in the Compensatio=
n in Kenya many years ago and they refused to pay me, I had paid over US$86=
,000 while in the US, trying to get my payment all to no avail. So I decide=
d to travel down to Kenya with all my compensation documents, And I was dir=
ected to meet Lawyer Tony Gani, who is the member of COMPENSATION AWARD COM=
MITTEE, and I contacted him and he explained everything to me. He said whoe=
ver 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=
woman on earth because I have received my compensation funds of $10,500,00=
0.00 Moreover, Lawyer Tony Gani, showed me the full information of those th=
at 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 Brown Smith. You have to contact him d=
irectly on this information below. COMPENSATION AWARD HOUSE Name : Brown Sm=
ith Gani(Esq) Email:brownn.smith@outlook.com You really have to stop dealin=
g 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 p=
aid after I met Lawyer Tony Gani was just US$150 for the paper works, take =
note of that. As soon as you contact him he will send you the payment infor=
mation 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 Kenya so that your fu=
nd can be transfer to you without any delay just the way mine was being tra=
nsfer to me. Send him the following details if you know you are ready to ha=
ve your FUNDS so that as soon as he receive your information he will send t=
o you the payment details for sending him the $150USD that is needed for hi=
m to get the document that is needed to make the transfer a successful one =
and that is that only payment i made to Lawyer Tony Gani 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 furth=
er payment. Fill Out the information to him if you are ready to get your FU=
NDS Your Full Name:.......................................... Direct Phone:=
......................................... Country:.........................=
................... Occupation:............................ Gender:........=
.......... Age:............. Once again stop contacting those people, I wil=
l advise you to contact Lawyer Tony Gani so that he can help you to Deliver=
your fund instead of dealing with those liars that will be turning you aro=
und asking for different kind of money to complete your transaction. Thank =
You and Be Blessed. Mrs. Susan Amstrong. 17370 E San Marcus Dr Fountain Hil=
ls, AZ 85268, USA

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