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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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Fraud email example:

From: "hill_john0111 Gazeta.pl" <hill_john0111@gazeta.pl>
Date: Sun, 22 Jun 2008 17:28:05 +0200
Subject: CONTACT FEXDEX COMPNAY TO DELIVER YOUR PANKAGE


HILL & COUNSELORS AT LAW)
( 06 BP 1409 AKPAKPA DODOMEY)
( COTONOU REPUBLIC OF BENIN.)

Dear Friend

I have been waiting for you since to come down here and pick your package
box which contents your US$1.500.000, but did not heard from you since that
time.
Then I went and deposited the package will INFO COURIER COMPANY

here in Benin Republic, because I travelled to Iraq to see my boss and will
not come back till next month end. You can stop any
commication with any one because you fund is now registerd with this
company.
I want You to contact the INFO COURIER COMPANY to know when
they will deliver your package. I have paid for the delivering charges and
insurance fee.The only money you have to send to them is there security
keeping fee which is $105.00 Us Dollars to received your package.

SHIPMENT CODE AWB 33XZS
CONSIGNMENT REGISTERED CODE NO XGT442.
SECURITY CODE SCTC/2001DHX/567/
TRANSACTION CODE 233/CSTC/101/33028/
CERTIFICATE DEPOSIT CODE SCTC/BUN/xxiv/-78/01

BLOW IS CONTACT INFORMATION OF THE COMPANY.
Contact Dr Anthony Willimas

E-mail/ ( info_fexde_couriercompanybenin30@yahoo.fr)

E_MAIL/ fexdecourier@mail.ru)

PHONE NUMBER;+229-93-60-81-79

Office NUMBER;+22998-45-12-88

Try to contact them as soon as possible to avoid increasing the security
keeping fee. For your best information don't let their diplomatic agent
knows the contents of this package, Is only they director Dr YAYI BOMA knows
the contents of this package as he is the one helps me to cash your bank
draft in bank. I gave them your delivering address but you have to reconfirm
it to them again to avoid any mistake on the delivering.
Reconfirm below information to the company.

Your Full Name-----------------

Your Address----------------------

Home telephone-------------------

Office telephone------------------

Your pic---------------------------

Let me know immediately you receive your package and sheck the contents
wheather the complete of the total US$1.500.000,
Thanks.
Mr Hill john

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