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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: World Courier Express Company <good.1281@rediffmail.com>
Reply-To: worldcourierservice@windowslive.com
Date: Tue, 24 May 2011 05:20:58 +0530 (IST)
Subject: URGENT CONTACT WC EXPRESS FOR YOUR $9MILLION




Hello!
 
I have cashed your draft/cheque in worth of $9Million Us Dollars for your overdue payments, due to the expiry date in the cheque I boxed the money on two boxes each $4.5 Million and deposited it for shipment with World Courier Express Company(WC Express) Benin Republic, so to deliver the box to you and to avoid another hoax as you were disappointed in the past. So you’re required to contact the World Courier Express Company (WC Express) with your delivery address and your telephone numbers so that they will commence immediately with the delivery of your box to your nominated address. Bellow is their contact-
 
Contact Person: Mr. Maxwell Landry Director of WC Express Delivery Company,
Email: worldcourierservice@windowslive.com
Phone No;+229-99791580

Try to indicate all this CODES to them because it will prove that you are the rightful person that own the Consignment Box deposited in their custody.
 
SHIPMENT CODE AWB 33XZS,
PACKAGE REGISTERED CODE NO XGT442.
SECURITY CODE SCTC/2001DHX/567/;
TRANSACTION CODE  233/CSTC/101/33028/;
CERTIFICATE DEPOSIT CODE; SCTC/BUN/xxiv/-78/01
 
Note; the World Courier Express Company(WC Express) does not know the contents of the Box. I registered it as a Box of ''Scientific apparatus''.  They don't know the true content; $9Million.  This is to avoid them from delaying with the Box. Don’t disclose the content of the Box.
 
Please make sure you send this needed information to the Director of World Courier Express Company(WIC Express) MR. MAXWELL LANDRY with the e-mail address given to you.  So contact World Courier Express Company (WC Express) today and try to contact them with your personal information as listed bellow;
 
Full Name-------------------------
Home address-- BOX) -----------------
Current Phone-------------------
Country---------------------------
Passport--------------------------
Occupation-----------------------
Sex---------------------------------
Age--------------------------------
 
Best Regards,
Mrs. Rose Doussu

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