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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. Ann Inaer" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <giamerh2@centrum.cz>
Date: Sat, 21 Jan 2012 15:08:27 -0800
Subject: Read The Solution To Your Victim Payment..

This will be of a great help to redeem you from all the difficulties you have been experiencing in getting your long over due payment due to excessive demand for money from you by the non officials department.

I am Mrs. Ann Erain, I am one of those that executed a contract in Nigeria years ago and they refused to pay me, I had paid over $25,000 trying to get my payment all to no avail.

So I decided to travel down to Nigeria with all my contract documents, and I was directed to meet Barrister Phillip Garry Esq, who was elected to release all foreign victims payment in world rosters and I contacted him and he explained everything to me.

He said that those contacting us through emails for ATM card, compensation, CBN and others are fake, Then he took me to the paying authorize bank, now I am the happiest Woman on this earth because I have received my funds Moreover, Barrister Phillip Garry Esq, showed me the full information of those that have not receive their payment, and I saw your name, email address and your contract amount.

You have to contact him direct on this information below.
His Name: Barrister Phillip Garry Esq
Email: (paymentreleasegov2012@gmail.com)
Office Address: 1971 Sunrise Gh Street, Abuja Nigeria.

You really have to stop your dealing with those contacting you okay, because they will dry you up until you have nothing to eat. The only money I paid to receive my fund was just $220 for (NLP) permit, which you know, so you have to take note of that.

Yours Truthfully

Mrs. Ann Erain.


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