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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: "athony_ben20 Gazeta.pl" <athony_ben20@gazeta.pl>
Date: Sat, 21 Jun 2008 22:04:04 +0200
Subject: CONTACT DIRECTOR A.B.C DELIVERY COMPANY MR FRANK JUNIOR


Dear Friend,

Greetings!
I have been waiting for you since to contact me for your Confirmable Bank
Draft of $800.000.00 United States Dollars, but I did not hear from you
since that time.
Then I went and deposited the Draft with ABC Security & Express Courier
Company, Cotonou, Benin Republic before I travelled out of the country for a
3 Months Course and I will not come back till end of JULY .

What you have to do now is to contact the ABC Express Courier & Security
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, Insurance premium and Clearance Certificate Fee of the
Cheque showing that it is not a Drug Money or meant to sponsor Terrorist
attack in your Country.
The only money you will send to the Courier & Security Company to deliver
your Draft direct to your postal Address in your country is ($250.00 US) two
hondred and fifty United States Dollars only being Security Keeping Fee of
the Courier Company so far.

Again, don't be deceived by any body to pay any other money except $250.00
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 ABC Express Courier & Security Company now for the
delivery of your Draft with this information bellow;
Contact Person: Dr FRANK M JUNIOR
EmailAddress:(info_abcexpresscompany200@yahoo.fr)

Finally, make sure that you reconfirm your Postal address and Direct
telephone number to them again to avoid any mistake on the Delivery and ask
them to give you the tracking number to enable you track your package over
there and know when it will get to your address.
Let me repeat again, try to contact them as soon as you receive this mail to
avoid any further delay and remember to pay them their Security Keeping fee
of $250.00 US Dollars for their immediate action.

Yours Faithfully,
MR ANTHONY BEN

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