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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.Sue McDavitt"<>
Reply-To: debtreconciliation1@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 06 Aug 2018 12:25:07 -0700
Subject: THIS WAS HOW I SUCCEEDED GETTING MY FUNDS

THIS WAS HOW I SUCCEEDED GETTING MY FUNDS

I am Mrs Sue Mcdavitt, I am a US citizen, 68 years Old. I reside here in
Denton, Texas. My residential address is as follows. 38 Wellington Oaks
Cir, Denton, TX, United States, am thinking of relocating since I am now
Rich and comfortable with my family. I am one of those that took part in
the Compensation in Africa many years ago and they refused to pay me, I
had paid over US$74,000 for the past years while in the US, trying to
get my payment all to no avail. And they always stopped my funds with
one reason or the order.

So I decided to travel with my son to meet with him in Washington with
all my compensation documents, And I was directed by the ( FBI) Director
to contact Mr.Mark Fred once I get to Washington ,who is a
representative of the ( FBI ) and a member of the COMPENSATION AWARD
COMMITTEE, currently in Washington. and I contacted him and he invited
me and my son to his office and 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
which was paid to me successful y. Right now I am the most happiest
womman on earth because I have finally received my compensation funds of
( US$5Million ) Moreover, Mr.Mark Fred, showed me the full information
of those that are yet to receive their compensation funds and I saw your
name as one of the scam victims and one of the US$5Million
beneficiaries, that is why I decided to email you to know if you have
received yours, and to advise you to stop dealing with those people,
they are not with your funds, they are only making money out of you.
I will advise you to contact Mr.Garry Walker You have to contact him
directly on this information below to know if he can help you too.

COMPENSATION AWARD HOUSE
Name : Mr.Garry Walker
Email: debtreconciliationn@gmail.com
Phone: +1(202)991-5734

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 left.
The only Money I paid after I met Mr.Garry Walker was just $590 for the
Ownership Paper Works, Take note of that because that was only money I
paid.
Once again stop contacting those people, I will advise you to contact
Mr.Garry Walker 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.Sue McDavitt
38 Wellington Oaks Cir, Denton, TX, United States

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