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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: "williampeters11 Gazeta.pl" <williampeters11@gazeta.pl>
Date: Mon, 26 May 2008 13:31:26 +0200
Subject: CONTACT ELITE COURIER DELIVERY URGENT FOR YOUR PACKAGE


Dear Friend,

Good day, I have been waiting for you since to come down here and pick your
Bank Draft but did not hear from you since that time. I went to the bank to
confirm whether the draft is getting close to expire and the director of the
bank told me that before the draft will get to your address that it will
expire. Then I told him to help me and cash the cashier bank draft of $1, 5
million to cash payment.

However, I have successfully cashed the draft and packaged it in a box and
have registered it in the Elite Courier delivery company world wiled ltd
here in Benin Republic because I will travel to see my boss and will not
come back till next month end.

You have to contact the Elite Courier delivery company world wiled ltd to
know when they will deliver your package to your address. I have paid for
the delivering charges and insurance fees. The only money you have to send
to them is their security keeping fees which is $250 Us Dollars to receive
your package. Don't be deceived by any body.

Here is Elite Courier delivery company world wiled ltd Address for you to
contact them urgent.
DR DAVID MORRIS
Telephone (+229-9320 34 22 )
E-mail (infoelitecourier@sify.com )

Please, Send them your contacts information to able them locate you
immediately they arrived in your country with your BOX.

This is the information they need from you.

1. YOUR FULL NAME...........
2. YOUR HOME ADDRESS..............
3. YOUR CURRENT MOBILE NUMBER.............
4. YOUR CURRENT OFFICE TELEPHONE.............
5. A COPY OF YOUR PASSPORT................

Try to contact ELITE COURIER COMPANY as soon as possible to avoid increasing
the security keeping fees. I gave them your delivering address but you have
to reconfirm it to them again to avoid any mistake in the delivery.

Note; I didn't tell the ELITE COURIER COMPANY that it's money inside the
box, I registered it as a package of an African cloths. This is to avoid
delaying or any upfront problem during the delivery, So do not let them to
know that the package contents money inside until you have received it in
your house address ok.

Do let me know as soon as you received your package. You will get in touch
with me through e-mail as my phone is no longer available now that I am out
from our country. Contact me by email ok.

Best Regards
Mr William Peters.

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