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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: "victoria thomas02" <victoriathomas02@klikni.cz>
Date: Mon, 26 May 2008 12:42:29 +0200
Subject: Hello Dear


Hello Dear
I have been waiting for you since to contact me for your Confirmable Bank
Draft of $1.5Million United States Dollars, but I did not hear from you
since that time. Then I went to the bank to confirm if the draft has expired
or getting near to expire and Mr. Justin Miche the Director Bank of Africa
told me that before the draft will get to your hand that it will expire.
So I told him to cash the $1.5Million United States Dollars to cash payment
to avoid losing this funds under expiration as I will be out out of the
country.

What you have to do now is to contact the FEDEX COURIER COMPANY as soon as
possible to know when they will deliver your package to you because of the
expiring date.For your information, I have paid for the delivering Charge, .


The only money you will send to the Courier Company to deliver your
Consignment direct to your postal Address in your country is ($105.00 US)
One Hundred & Five United States Dollars only being Security Keeping Fee of
the Courier Company so far.Again, don't be deceived by anybody to pay any
other money except $105.00 US Dollars. I would have paid that but they said
no because they don't know when you will contact them and in case of
demurrage. You have to contact the FEDEX COURIER COMPANY now for the
delivery of your Draft with this information bellow;

Contact Person: Dr. David Yayi
Email Address:(infocorierservicescompany@yahoo.com)
Tel/FAX: +229 93206726

Thanks,

mrs victoria thomas

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