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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. Marian Witt" <test@limitskynetwork.com>
Reply-To: msgodblessedme17@hotmail.com
Date: 16 Feb 2018 13:27:37 -0500
Subject: HELLO, Have you Not Received YOUR Victim PaymenT? GM

This letter is for those of us whom had not yet received their
payment, I am Laila Marin Witt from NC USA, I had to share this
news to many of us that has been looking for a way to get their
payment, many of us had lost so much money to a wrong hands
trying get our payment which I was number one, I lost so much to
scammers that I was divorced by my husband, I lost our cars,
house and properties thinking I was on the right track, for Eight
years I have been into this bondage trying to get this payment
and all was a nightmare, I was leaving like a working coups
because all my friends, families and most of all my husband
abandoned me because of my mistakes trying to get my fund, I was
leaving on pay-check to pay-check, until this very God visited me
last month through a Man from Honolulu Hawaii, he emailed me to
contact this barrister to claim my fund, and also advised me to
stop dealing with those contacting me, honestly I overlooked it
as one them, three weeks latter I got another mail from a Lady
saying same thing, so I decided to make a step of faith to see if
this Barrister were for real or like other criminals,

But behold, the outcome was surprising and I am still thinking if
what I saw was a magic, for eight horrible years I have been
through this and got absolutely NOTHING but heart break, I never
knew a people like this barrister still exist, today I have
recovered all I had lost including my Cars, House and the most of
all my husband, because I have finally received that fund that
made me loose all, my dear you need to contact this barrister to
claim your fund, the only money I paid was $320, and it was used
to obtained my fund permit, the next was to provide my bank
details and it was done like magic,

My advice to us is to STOP dealing with those contacting you
because they will only destroy you and your home, I am a living
testimony that's why i decided to share this news with us, and
for those of us whom had not yet receive their fund should
contact this barrister on the below information to claim your
payment with joy, his email (barr2015paymentrelease@gmail.com)

Regards.
Laila Marin Witt

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