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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: "Courier Delivery service" <info@mail.com>
Reply-To: clearanceoffice006@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 7 Apr 2010 05:47:43 -0400
Subject: Dear Beneficiary

Dear Beneficiary

Your package worth the sum of £500,000.00GBP (Five Hundred Thousand Great
Britain Pound Sterling in a certified bank draft is in our office ready for
delivery, it was given to us by Miss Marissa Tonsk(Head Consultant) of the
Microsoft Corporation United Kingdom saying that it was won by your e-mail
address in their on going Microsoft Online Sweepstakes 2009 in conjuction
with Oil & Gas Nigeria Ltd.She is here in Nigeria for a three
(3) months Surveying Project as she works with a consultant firm in West
Africa.We are sending you this email because your package has been
registered on a Special Order.

What you have to do now, is to contact our Delivery Department for immediate
dispatch of your package to your resident address.Youare advised to contact
our Head Dispatch Officer Mark Lugard for your parcel
delivery to your house address. Please provide him with your personal
details listed below:

Full Name:
House Address:
Telephone Number:
Occupation:
Sex:
Age:
Country:

*********************************************
FedEx Express ®Courier Company West-Africa Mr.Wilson Abos {Head Dispatch
Officer}
E-mail: clearanceoffice006@gmail.com
Telephone Number:+234-8057460016

*********************************************
Note that, you will be responsible to pay for your parcel security keeping
fees of $145USD because Miss Marissa Tonsk has only paid for your parcel
delivery fees.


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