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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.Rozella Wittmeyer" <fax@gzzg.cn>
Reply-To: bgani9090@mynet.com
Date: Fri, 24 Nov 2017 17:54:58 -0500
Subject: Contact Him Now For Your $10.5 Million USD


Attention:
I am Mrs. Rozella Wittmeyer, I am a US citizen, 48 years Old. I reside her=
e in Texas USA.My residential address is as follows, 1109 Lake Haven Drive =
Little Elm Texas 75068 United States,am thinking of relocating since I am n=
ow rich. I am one of those that took part in the compensation in United Sta=
te of American many years ago and they refused to pay me, I had paid over $=
56,000 while in the US,trying to get my payment all to no avail.
So I decided to travel to Washington with all my compensation documents, A=
nd I was directed by the Federal Bureau of Investigation Director to contac=
t Barrister Tony Gani, who is a representative of the Federal Bureau of Inv=
estigation and a member of the Compensation Award Committee, currently in U=
SA and I contacted him and he explained everything to me. He said whoever i=
s contacting us through emails are fake.
He took me to the paying bank for the claim of my compensation payment. Ri=
ght now I am the most happiest woman on earth because I have received my co=
mpensation funds of $10.5 Million US Dollars,Moreover,Barrister Tony Gani s=
howed me the full information of those that are yet to receive their paymen=
ts and I saw your email as one of the beneficiaries on the list he showed m=
e, that is why I decided to email you to stop dealing with those people, th=
ey are not with your fund, they are only making money out of you. I will ad=
vise you to contact Barrister Tony Gani. Kinldy send your personal details =
to him to prove your identification.
Full Name:
Home Address:
Occupation:
Phone Number:
Age:
Gender:
country:
You have to contact him directly on this information below.
Compensation Award House
Name: Barrister Tony Gani
Email: bgani9090@mynet.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 h=
ave nothing. The only money I paid after I met Barrister Tony Gani was just=
$355 USD for the paper works, take note of that.
Once again stop contacting those people, I will advise you to contact Barr=
ister Tony Gani so that he can help you to deliver your fund instead of dea=
ling 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. Rozella Wittmeyer.
1109 Lake Haven Drive,
Little Elm Texas 75068 United States.

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