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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: "Dr David Williams" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <gservice.williams31@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 13 Jun 2010 05:34:01 -0700
Subject: IMMEDIATE RESPONSE IS REQUIRED

               GLOBAL POSTAL SERVICE
 
 
This is to let you know that all Bank Draft and ATM Cards has been retrieved from all Delivery Companies and all Banks by the Federal Minister of Finance here in Nigeria and has been handed to our company to deliver it to you via {Regular Mail Service}.This is due to lack of payment from beneficiary, that is why the federal ministry of finance has decided to grant a waiver on each package for easy and cheap payment.
 
 
However, with respect to the provision Section 17 of decree 114 of the 1999 constitution, I hereby inform you that your payment verification and confirmations is "OK". Therefore, we are happy to inform you that all arrangements has perfectly concluded to effect your payment as soon as possible in our bid to be transparent inline with programmed of the present administration of Chief Goodluck Jonathan, President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
 
 
Payment Reference No.-3546008, Allocation No: 6746008 Password No : 339008 , Pin Code No: 55674 and your Certificate of Merit Payment No : 103 , Released Code No: 0763; Immediate Telex confirmation No: -1114433 ; Secret Code No: XXTN008 , Having received these vital payment numbers, therefore You are qualified now to received your ATM card.
 
 
Our Service will get your parcel to you via regular mail in 3days time after you meet up with the postal service fee which is of a very low tariff to suit you and to make sure you receive your parcel via our company, as for our postage service we will want you to know that GPS (Global Postal Service) will need you to pay for the postage service which is $84, which will be for the service rendered to you Find below the outline charges on you parcel.
 
 
Global Postal Service Fee: - $40
Receipt: - $15
Clearance: - $30.
TOTAL: - $85
 
 
Receivers name…Ifeka Cletus
Location……….LAGOS/NIGERIA
Txt question…….WORK
Txt answer……….GOOD
Amount…………$85
 
 
As soon as we receive the fee the courier service will carry on package immediately,
 
I urge you to please meet up with these requirement along with the information I asked from you above your name, address, country, state, city zip code and telephone number.
 
 
Regards to you,
 
 
Tele:+234-7040712681
Dr David Williams.
 
 


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