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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: "gw.ukltd" <gw.ukltd@mrdomsk.com>
Date: Fri, 9 Apr 2010 06:26:20 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: CONTACT THE COMAPNY



                   FEDERAL MINISTRY OF FINANCE
                                          01 BP 2660 COTONOU,
                                               REP. DU BENIN.
                                            Tel: +229 9755 2188
                                            Fax: +229 9772 0049

 
 
 
THIS IS TO INFORM YOU THAT WE HAVE VERIFIED YOUR INHERITANCE FILE AND FOUND OUT THAT THE REASON YOU HAVE NOT RECEIVED YOUR PAYMENT IS A RESULT OF THE FACT THAT YOU HAVE NOT FULFILLED THE OBLIGATIONS IN RESPECT OF YOUR INHERITANCE PAYMENT.
 
SECONDLY, IT MAY BE YOU ARE DEALING WITH NON-OFFICIALS, SUCH ILLEGAL ACTS LIKE THIS HAVE TO STOP IF YOU WISH TO RECEIVE YOUR PAYMENT SINCE WE HAVE DECIDED TO BRING A SOLUTION TO YOUR PROBLEM, RIGHT NOW YOUR PAYMENT HAS BEEN APPROVED THROUGH OUR CASH PAYMENT CENTER (CPC) WHICH IS DEPOSITED IN YOUR FAVOUR WITH SKYNET COURIER SERVICE COMPANY.
 
THE TOTAL FUND IS NOW IN A CONSIGNMENT BOX, WHICH IS ALREADY APPROVED AND DEPOSITED WITH SKYNET COURIER SERVICE COMPANY FOR IMMEDIATE DELIVERY TO YOUR DOOR STEP, SO IF YOU LIKE TO RECEIVE YOUR FUND THIS WAY, PLEASE URGENTLY FORWARD YOUR FULL NAMES, PHONE NUMBER AND YOUR FULL ADDRESS WITH ZIP CODE TO SKYNET COURIER SERVICE THROUGH THEIR CONTACT INFORMATION AS STATED BELOW;
 
SKYNET COURIER SERVICE COMPANY
CONTACT PERSON: MR. U. ANTHONY
TEL:  + 229 93 97 37 63 
EMAIL: skynetservice@netcourrier.com
 
RESPOND BACK TO US AS SOON AS YOU CONTACT THE COURIER COMPANY FOR MORE ADVICE AND YOU ARE EXPECTED TO FUFILL OBLIGATIONS IN ACCORDANCE TO WHAT THE LAW DEMANDS BEFORE YOUR CONSIGNMENT WILL BE DELIVERED TO YOU ACCORDINGLY.
 
NOTE: YOU HAVE TO KEEP THIS DEVELOPMENT VERY CONFIDENTIAL TO AVOID ANY HITCH WITH YOUR APPROVAL PAYMENT. 
 
SINCERELY, 
DR. HERMAN D. LORD.
 

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