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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: "Lee Dodd" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <harriisonheather77@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 16 Mar 2019 19:01:44 +0200
Subject: 16/03/2019

Kind Attention:
My name is Lee Dodd 140 HARRY SETTLE RD, 75 Years Old. My residential address is as follows. CASTLETON VA, I

am one of those people that took part in receiving Inheritance funds and Lottery funds from African banks and

European banks even from many lottery organizers few years ago and they refused to pay me, I had paid

different fees or charges of over $85,000 while in the USA trying to get my funds from those banks and

lottery organizers but all to no avail.

So i decided to travel to WASHINGTON D.C USA with all my payment approval documents,and I was directed by the

F.B.I. Director to contact a woman called Mrs Heather Harrison , A BRITISH CITIZEN and a member of the UNITED

NATIONS ORGANISATION (UNO) & INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUNDS (IMF) COMPENSATION AWARD COMMITTEE currently

staying in United - state. I contacted her in United state and she explained everything to me.

Mrs Heather Harrison personally directed me on how to successfully claim my Inheritance and Lottery payment

from the paying bank and right now I am the happiest man on earth because I have now finally received my

funds totaling US$ 6 Million (Six Million U.S Dollars). I only paid 350 Euro to get my funds

Moreover Mrs Heather Harrison showed me the full information of those people that are yet to receive their

payments and I saw your names/your email address as one of the beneficiaries and that is why I decided to

email you to stop dealing with those people because they are not with your funds but they are only making

money out of you.


I will personally advise you to contact Mrs Heather Harrison immediately after reading this message.


You have to contact her directly with this information below:

Contact Person: ....Mrs Heather Harrison

EMail ID:..... harriisonheather77@gmail.com

Contact her now and send Her

(1). Your full names.

(2). Your full contact Address

(3). Your mobile phone numbers

(4). Your Age and Occupation

You really have to stop dealing with those people that are contacting you now telling you that your funds is

with them because your funds is not in anyway with them, they are only taking advantage of you and they will

dry you up until you have nothing left with you.

Once again stop contacting those people, I will advise you to contact only Mrs Heather Harrison so that she

can help you process your payment through the paying bank instead of dealing with those liars that are taking

advantage and asking for different kind of money for fees to complete your transaction.

Note:as you receive this email make sure you change the password to your email before you contact Mrs Heather

Harrison ,because you have to keep your transaction with her confidential until Mrs Heather Harrison

transfers your funds. That was what i did too before i got my funds,so take to my advice and contact her.

Thank You and Be Blessed.

Mr Lee Dodd

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