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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: Anita White <info@bayoo.net>
Reply-To: <weswrightassociates@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 29 Mar 2022 04:10:52 -0700
Subject: Contact Barrister Wesley Wright Immediately.

Hello Sir/Ma,
 
I finally found my way to the FEDERAL COMPENSATION INITIATIVE in Nigeria and I discovered I wasn't just the only one in waiting so i decided to email you the details in the most appropriate way considered for the safety of this conversation. I am Mrs Anita Susan White, a US citizen, 56 years old with 2 kids. I am one of those that took part in the compensation initiative for scam victims organised in Nigeria last year and they refused to pay me, I had paid different fees here in Texas trying to get my fund but all to no avail. So I decided to travel to Washington DC with all my compensation documents alongside my lawyer, I was directed to contact a United Nations Legal attorney Barrister Wesley Wright, who is a representative of the United Nations and a member of the Federal Compensation Initiative, also a high ranking person for the IMF currently working with the World Bank.
 
Barrister Wesley Wright is currently in charge of Southern Africa, central Europe and the central portion of the continent of North America. I contacted him and he explained everything to me. He said whoever is contacting us through emails are fake and not to be trusted because there's a reference tag attached to beneficiaries to be paid. After proper verifications on validating my claims, he proceeded to work on my file and contacted the paying bank for the claim of my Compensation payment. Right now I have received my compensation amount of US$1,459,910.00 (One Million Four Hundred and Fifty Nine Thousand Dollars).
 
Moreover, he showed me a list of those that are yet to receive their compensation and I saw your name and email address on the 3rd batch payment list, that is why I decided to email you to stop dealing with those people, they are not with your fund, they are only making money out of you.
 
If you have doubts as to this privileged information, then consider what has transpired through the entire course of your claims process, they continue to ask you to pay one charge or the other and at the end no results, All i ask is that you desist from contacting them henceforth.
 
I will advise you to contact the attorney immediately with the Reference Tag GFC/WBOJ12/10X11DG for guidelines on your claims;
 
FEDERAL COMPENSATION INITIATIVE.
 
Name: Barrister Wesley Wright
E-mail: weswrightassociates@hotmail.com
Phone: +1 530 314-2357
 
You need to stop dealing with anyone 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 to fall back on. It is advised that you stop every contact with those impostors to avoid being ripped off, just follow my advise and make sure the Reference Tag is on the subject of your email to him. Please note, the only money I paid after I contacted the FEDERAL COMPENSATION INITIATIVE through Barrister Wesley Wright was just $620 for the Legal Proceed Papers, please take note of that and I wish you luck.
 
Thank You and Remain Blessed.
 
Mrs Anita Susan White
417 Christenberry Rd. Springtown,
Texas 76082.

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