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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: "Mr. Khalid Donnel Fadil" <franklin@halleytelecom.com.br>
Reply-To: legal.desks@yandex.com
Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 11:51:51 -0800
Subject: Financial Breaktriught !

Hello,

I am Mr. John Roberts, I am a US citizen, 66 years Old. I reside here in Reams Lane, My residential address is as follows. 300 reams ln apt 204 London,Kentucky 40744 USA.

I am one of those that fall victim to scammers in Africa two years ago. I have lost over US$74,000 for the past years while in the US, I was trying to get my payment all to no avail and they always stopped my fund with one reason or the other. So I decided to travel with my Son to WASHINGTON D.C with every proof, right there (FBI Agent Stephen E.Richardson Assistant Director (CID).was amazed and contacted the Nigeria embassy in the US and after some hours in their office, I was asked by the FBI officer to come back the following week.

He congratulated my courage and contacted my State liaison office and after some hours in his office, he gave me the contact of FBI Special Agent Randall M. Hall who is a representative of the United States of America Public Affairs Section and a member of the compensation award committee currently in Connecticut to handle all unfinished transaction to their respective owners. When I contacted him, he explained everything and told me that who so ever is contacting us through emails are fake that I should fly down to Connecticut to see things for myself which I did and he took me to the Discover bank for the claim of my compensation fund.

This was paid to me successfully. Right now I am the happiest man on earth because I have finally received my compensation fund of US$6,300,000.00. More-so, Scott showed me the full Information of those that are yet to receive their compensation fund, this was how I came across your email address and your name.

The only Money I paid after I meet with Scott Rottman was just $650 for the ownership paper works. So I am advising you to contact Scott through his office at his email address {legal.desks@yandex.com} for your own money including the money you lost to those scammers. Take it very serious. Contact him right now and send your telephone number and your residential address to him for him to commence with the preparation of the ownership paper work with your information.

Thank you & God bless you.

Mr. John Roberts
300 reams ln apt 204 LONDON,
Kentucky 40744 USA.

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