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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: Office file04 <companoffice22@yahoo.com.ph>
Reply-To: speedtrust05@live.com
Date: Wed, 23 Nov 2011 00:50:25 +0800 (SGT)
Subject: CONTACT SPEED TRUST COURIER COMPANY IMMEDIATELY;





 
I am very happy to inform you that I have paid the fee for your Cheque, but the manager of Ecobank told me that before the Cheque will get to you that it would expire. So i told him to cash the $2.8Millionusd and make all the necessary arrangements to deliver the $2.8Millionusd in cash to you through  SPEED TRUST COURIER COMPANY, Benin Republic. Now contact SPEED TRUST COURIER COMPANY to enable them commence with the delivery of your consignment box containing the sum of $2.8Millionusd.
 
Person to contact : Mr. Bello Johnson.
(Delivery department manager)
E-mail (speedtrust05@live.com)
Telephone: +229 990-37-220.
 
Note, that the entire fee has been paid for your delivery so it is probably only $280.00usd that remains for you to send to the   SPEED TRUST COURIER COMPANY, Benin Republic which is their Security keeping fee for your consignment box so far. You are advised to forward all your mailing information to them immediately you receive this mail.
 
Your country:.....
Your full name:....
Home address:.......
Mobil phone number:......
Office number:.......
Home number:.....
Age:........
Sex:.......
 
In addition to what i said earlier please, do not disclose the content of the box to them to avoid delay, and finally endeavor to indicate this code number (STCDC:4568258), this code will prove that you are the rightful owner of the deposited VIP box in their company.  
 
Best regards
Mrs Mary S. Mendex

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