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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. Clinton Smith" <clintsmith9@mail.com>
Reply-To: paulmark@fbiagentpaulmarkpvt.com
Date: Sun, 11 Jun 2017 12:48:20 -0500
Subject: Truth About Your Funds




Attn:,

I am Mr. Clinton Smith, I am a US citizen, 50 years Old. I reside here in
Port Clinton, Ohio. My residential address is as 2926 NE Catawba Rd. Port
Clinton, Ohio 43452, United States, I am one of thosethat took part in the
Compensation in Nigeria many years ago and they refused to pay me, I had
paid over $200,000 while in the US,trying to get my payment all to no
avail.

So I decided to travel to WASHINGTON D.C with all my compensation
documents, And I was directed by the ( F B I) Director to contact Mr.Paul
Mark, who his a representative of the ( F B I ) and a member of the
COMPENSATION AWARD COMMITTEE, currently in Nigeria.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 $29 Million Us Dollars Moreover, Mr.Paul Mark,
showed me the full information of those that are yet to receive their
payments and I saw your name as one of the beneficiaries, and your email
address, 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 Mr. Paul Mark.

You have to contact him directly on this information below.

COMPENSATION AWARD HOUSE
Name : Mr. Paul Mark
Email: paulmark@fbiagentpaulmarkpvt.com

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 Mr. Paul Mark was just $560 for the
paper works, take note of that.

Once again stop contacting those people, I will advise you to contact Mr.
Paul Mark 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. Clinton Smith
255 Oriole Lane
Telford, Tennessee 37690
United States Of America

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