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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 Donna Story <mrsdonnastory021@gmail.com>
Reply-To: attorneyrylanhmatt@aol.com
Date: Fri, 27 Sep 2019 18:22:41 +0300
Subject: Stop Contacting Them.

Stop Contacting Them.

I am Mrs Donna Story, I am a US citizen, 48 years Old. I reside here in
New Braunfels Texas. My residential address is as follows.2035 SOUTH
WASHINGTON AVENUE , GENERAL DELIVERY, TITUSVILLE, FL.32781 United
States, am thinking of relocating since I am now rich. I am one of those
that took part in the Compensation in Benin many years ago and they
refused to pay me, I had paid over $45,000 while in the US,trying to get
my payment all to no avail.

So I decided to travel down to Benin with all my compensation documents,
And I was directed to meet Attorney Rylan Matt Hudson who is the member
of COMPENSATION AWARD COMMITTEE, 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 have received my compensation funds of $15,000,000
(fifteen million dollars)Moreover,Attorney Rylan Matt Hudson , 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 Attorney Rylan Matt Hudson You have to contact
him directly on this
information below.

COMPENSATION AWARD HOUSE

Name :Attorney Rylan Matt Hudson
Email:attorneyrylanhmatt@aol.com
Telephone Number +1(304)-504-7042
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.

Once again stop contacting those people, I will advise you to contact
Attorney Rylan Matt Hudson 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 Donna Story.

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