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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: "Ms Lorraine Walker" <lorrainewalker@usa.net>
Reply-To: altjohnson0912@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 04 Jun 2019 16:07:39 -0400
Subject: CONTACT HIM IMMEDIATELY


Hello, I am Ms Lorraine Walker I am a US citizen, 41 years Old. I reside he=
re in Dove Meadow Rd, Solvang. My residential address is as follows. 1385 D=
ove Meadow Rd,Solvang, CA 93466, United States, I am one of those that took=
part in the Compensation in West Africa many years ago and they refused to=
pay me, I paid close to $60,000 US Dollars trying to get my payment but al=
l to no avail and they always stopped my funds with one reason or the order=
. So I decided to travel with my son to FBI HEADQUATERS in WASHINGTON D.C w=
ith all my compensation documents to complain, And I was directed by the (F=
BI) Director to contact Mr. Albert Johnson, who is a representative of the =
FBI And I contacted him and he explained everything to me he took me to the=
paying bank for the claim of my Compensation payment. Right now I am the m=
ost happiest woman on earth because I have received my compensation funds o=
f $15, Million Us Dollars Moreover, Mr. Albert Johnson, 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 dec=
ided to email you to stop dealing with those people, they are not with your=
fund, they are only making money out of you and if they have not contacted=
you that means you are lucky so make sure you dont contact anybody aside A=
gent Albert Johnson regarding your fund which you are the rightful owner of=
it. I will advise you to contact Mr. Albert Johnson directly today on the =
information below with his private e-Mail Address to know if he can help yo=
u too. COMPENSATION AWARD HOUSE / FBI CRIMINAL DIVISION Name: Mr. Albert Jo=
hnson (FBI AGENT) Email: albertjohnson9944@gmail.com Note: I'm sending you =
this email because I don=92t want you to be fooled anymore and I dont want =
all the innocent people to be scammed anymore, by various scam artist claim=
ing to be with their fund, You really have to stop dealing with those peopl=
e that are contacting you and telling you that your fund is with them, it i=
s not in any way with them, they are only taking advantage of you and they =
will dry you up until you have nothing left with you. The only money I paid=
after I met Mr. Albert Johnson was just $425.00 for the Legal Paper Works =
of my fund, take note of that and I want you to know that he's a sincere an=
d honest person so dont be afraid to send the $425.00 to him because he wil=
l surprise you with your fund and you will go back to him to appreciate his=
efforts after you receive your fund. Once again stop contacting those peop=
le because they dont know anything about your fund,They are Criminals, Hood=
lums who are only interested in your hard earn money so I will advise you t=
o contact Mr. Albert Johnson so that he can help you to receive your fund i=
nstead of dealing with those liars that will be turning you around asking f=
or different kind of money to complete your transaction and also he's the o=
nly assigned FBI Agent to assist all the fund beneficires to receive their =
fund without been scammed or any further issues so kindly contact him. You =
can as well contact me through my details below God Bless You. Email :: lor=
rainewalker12@aol.com 1385 Dove Meadow Rd, Solvang, CA 93466 USA

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