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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.LAWRENCE CHUKWUEMEKA" <molololo51@yahoo.com.ph>
Reply-To: tntexpressservicessd@qatar.io
Date: Mon, 17 Oct 2011 21:04:31 +0800 (SGT)
Subject: CONTACT TNT EXPRESS DELIVERY SERVICES FOR YOUR CONSIGMENT ASAP




Attention:Dear Friend,
 
Good day, How are you today? I am writing to inform you that I have Paid the fee for your Cheque Draft $7.5000.00US. And I went to the bank to confirm if the Cheque has expired or getting near to expire and Mr.Ahmed Zafa the Director of Credit Bank told me that before the cheque will get to your hand that it will expire.
 
So I told him to clear the $7.5000.00 US DOLLAR to cash payment to avoid losting this funds. However, all the necessary arrangement of delivering the $7.5000.00US DOLLAR in cash was made with TNT EXPRESS DELIVER COURIER COMPANY here in Cotonou Benin Republic, Mr.Ahmed Zafa the Director of Credit Bank Cotonou have to package the sum of $7.5000.00US DOLLAR in cash for me. Then he also agreed to help me to Register it as Consignment with TNT EXPRESS DELIVER COURIER COMPANY.In fact I thank God very much for all the movement I made, every thing goes normally.As for our agreement with the Global Trust Courier company they promised that your consignment will leave this Country on Monday next week,But the Director of the Tnt Express Delivery Courier Company said that they need your contacts informations to able them meet up with you immediately the Diplomat Agent David Brown arrived to your Country with your consignment Boxes.
Please write a letter of application to the given address below:
 
ATTN:DR.ERIC JOHNSON MANAGER TNT EXPRESS DELIVERY SERVICES
EMAIL:tntexpressservicessd@qatar.io
TEL:+229-98131643

Please, Send them your contacts information to enable them locate you immediately they arrived in your country with your Boxes. This is what they need from you.
1.YOUR FULL NAME.
2.YOUR HOME ADDRESS.
3.YOUR CURRENT HOME TELEPHONE NUMBER
4.YOUR CURRENT OFFICE TELEPHONE.
5.A COPY OF YOUR PICTURE
 
Please make sure you send this needed info’s to the Director General of Tnt Express Delivery Courier Company DR.ERIC JOHNSON with the address given to you. Note.The Tnt Express Delivery Courier Company don't know the contents of the Box. I registered it as a Box of an Africa cloths. They don't know it contains money. this is to avoid them delaying with the Box. don't let them know that is money that is in that Boxes. Your have to pay the sum of $180.00 only for service keep charges of the company before you will receive your cash consignment. Ask him to give the picture of the boxes for confirmation OK.I am waiting for your urgent response. You can even call the Director of Tnt Express Delivery Courier Company with this line:+229-96786937.

Thanks and Remain Blessed.
Dr.Lawrence Chukwuemeka


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