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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: =?utf-8?q?Office=20File?= <offfffile@yahoo.in>
Reply-To: impex_cc.bbolc@live.fr
Date: Fri, 19 Dec 2008 08:00:06 +0530 (IST)
Subject: URGENT CONTACT IMPEX COURIER COMPANY


I have a new email address!You can now email me at: offfffile@yahoo.in



- ATTENTION BENEFICIARY,I have register your parcel to the IMPEX COURIER DELIVERING COMPANY.And the parcel's value is $1.4 millions united state dollars,so i have pay for delivering and insurance charges.i paid it because your parcel has only 4 days to expire so the only money you will pay them is security keeping fee which they state that i will not pay for it because the keeping fee is $35 dollars per a day,and i deposited it yesterday been 16th december 2008.And i did not contact you yesterday due to low connetion, so that is why i did not pay for keeping fee,so i want you to contact urgent to avoid increase of their keeping fee.CONTACT MR BROWN UDE,EMAIL( impex_cc.bbolc@live.fr )THE IMPEX DIRECTOR GENERAL,PHONE NO +22998759377 .This are the information needed for easy delivery of your parcel.1.YOUR FULL NAME_____2.YOUR HOME ADDRESS______3.YOUR PHONE AND CELL NUMBER____4.A COPY OF YOUR PICTURE____5.YOUR AGE/SEX______6.YOUR COUNTRY_____So as soon as you recieved your parce!
l do let me know ok,Best Regard by BONUS YELLOW.


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