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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: Jill Ann <dansoelizabeth85@gmail.com>
Reply-To: jillanndhl@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 5 Sep 2022 20:19:41 +0100
Subject: ATTENTION DEAR,

My name is Edwin Lucy I am a 45 year old US citizen, I live in
Evansville, Indiana. My address is 1709 Seasons Ridge Blvd Evansville,
IN 47715, USA. I'm thinking of moving because now I'm a rich woman, I
was one of the scam victims who participated in Compensation Awards
Program in the United States and Europe many years ago and they
refused to pay me. I paid over $27,500 to a scammer while in the US.
to buy it all for the benefit so I decided to travel to Rome, Italy
with all the compensation documents and I was told to contact
Barrister Lucio Pugliesi, a member of the Compensation Awards
Program, I contacted him through Email and he explained every detail
to me. He said whoever contacted me now is a fake Pretend, he's the
only one assigned to compensate me.

He took me to the bank to claim my compensation money. Right now I am
the happiest woman in the world because I have received $5,500,000.00
in compensation (Five Million and Five Hundred Thousand Dollars). In
addition, Barrister Lucio Pugliesi shows all the information and
a list of those who have not been paid and I saw your name and email
address as one of the beneficiaries. This is why I decided to email
you to stop dealing with those scammers. They don't have your money.
They just extort money from you by trickery. I would advise you to
contact Barrister Lucio Pugliesi for assistance You must
contact him directly through the personal email address below.

Contact Attorney: LucioPugliesio
Email Address: BarristerLucioPugliesi@gmail.com

You must stop dealing with scammers who contact you by email and phone
saying that your money is with them. It's all lies and tricks that
they only take advantage of you and they will continue to steal your
money until you have nothing to show.

The only money I paid after meeting Barrister Lucio Pugliesi,o is
250 Euro. This is for working paperwork only please note that stop
contacting scammers online or via email again. I suggest you contact
Barrister Lucio Pugliesio. he will help you transfer the winnings
to your bank account. Please stop dealing with those scammers all they
do is ask for more and more money to complete your transaction which
are all deceitful lies

Best Regards
Mrs Edwin Lucy
Direct number:(320) 305-6674
Address: 1709 Seasons Ridge Blvd Evansville, IN 47715, USA

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