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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. Janice" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <d.schmick@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 3 Jan 2020 05:08:23 +0100
Subject: STOP DEALING WITH THOSE PEOPLE

Attention My Dear,

I am Mrs. Janice Campbell, Am a single mother of two and a US citizen, I reside here in Harlingen Texas. My residential address is as follows. 7901 W BUSINESS 83 LOT #1 HARLINGEN TEXAS 78552-0000, United States. I am presently thinking of relocating since I have finally received my fund. I am one of those that took part in the Compensation in Cotonou, Benin Republic; West Africa; many years ago after been scammed, I had paid over $8,000 while in the US, trying to get my payment all to no avail. So I decided to keep trusting God for a miracle because Almighty God never fails. One faithful morning, I received an email from ‘Hon. David Schmick’ of which he told me that he is a member of VALLEY FEDERAL CREDIT UNION, LIBERTY JUSTICE CENTER & also a member of the COMPENSATION AWARD COMMITTEE in here in USA, and he explained everything to me. He said whoever is contacting us through emails are fake from America, London, Asia & Africa are all fake.

Furthermore, Hon. David Schmick works with the United Nations, United states Embassy and the LIBERTY JUSTICE CENTER, he helped me to claim my Compensation payment. Right now I am the most happiest woman on earth because I have received my compensation funds of $3.5 Million US Dollars. Moreover, Hon. David, shared with me the full information of those that are yet to receive their payments and I saw your email address as one of the beneficiaries yet to receive what rightfully belongs to you, this is why I decided to email you to stop dealing with those people you might currently be dealing and sending monies to, they are not with your fund, they are only making money out of you. I will advise you to contact Hon. David Schmick today for your own good.

You have to contact him directly on this information below.

COMPENSATION AWARD HOUSE

Name : Honorable David Schmick

Email : d.schmick@yahoo.com, d.schmick@libertyjusticecenter.org

Direct Telephone: 801-938-7479

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 keep extorting your hard earned money with different stories whenever you pay them and think you’re close to the edge of receiving your payment until you have nothing.
The only money I paid after I contacted Hon. David was just US$550 for the paper works, take note of that. As soon as you contact him he will send you the payment information which you are to use in sending the payment to him in order for him to obtain the documents from the court of law there so that your fund can be transferred to you through your best choice of receiving it without any hitch just the way mine was being transferred to me.

Finally, you ought to send him the following details if you know you are ready to have your FUND so that as soon as he receive your information he will give you details and directives about your fund and after executing the payment of $550USD that is needed for him to get the document that will suit a successful retrieval of your fund and that is that only payment I sent to Hon. David Schmick and he helped me in the transfer of my FUND to me . THIS IS SO REAL! and I must say that you have to contact him so that he will help you the way he helped me to finally receive my FUNDS without any other payment of any kind for anything.

Fill out the information to him if you are ready to get your FUND.

Your Full Name:.....
Country.....
Address.....
Direct Phone:.......
Occupation:.....
Gender:....
Age:...

Once again stop contacting those people, I will advise you to contact HON. DAVID SCHMICK with immediate effect, so that he can rescue you out of these scammers trap instead of dealing with fake thieves around the World.

Thank You and Be Blessed.
Mrs. Janice Campbell
7901 W BUSINESS 83 LOT #1 HARLINGEN
TEXAS 78552-0000, United States

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