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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: "Mr Stephen Nathanel" <PHOENIX_9702@YAHOO.COM>
Reply-To: speedtrustcourierr3@hotmail.fr
Date: Fri, 27 Jan 2012 09:10:29 -0500
Subject: YOUR PACKAGE WITH THE SPEED TRUST COURIER COMPANY.

Dearest Friend,

I have been waiting for you since to come down here and pick your Bank Draft
of $850,000.00 only but did not heard from you since that time ,then I went
and deposited the Draft with SPEED TRUST COURIER Company here in Benin
Republic, because I travelled to Paraguay to see my boss and will not come
back till next month end. You have to contact the SPEED TRUST COURIER COMPANY
to know when they will deliver your package .I have paid for the delivering
charges and insurance fee.

The only money you have to send to them is there coverage papers fee and the
official stamp duty fee to received your package,I would have paid that but
they said no because they don't know when you will contact them and in case of
demurrage,So all you have to do is to Contact the Director SPEED TRUST COURIER
COMPANY Benin Republic.
CONTACT PERSON: DR NELSON UDO.
EMAIL:(speedtrustcourierr3@hotmail.fr
Phone Number: +229-99481902)
Try to contact them as soon as possible to avoid increasing the security
keeping fee. I gave them your delivering address but you have to reconfirm it
to them as below:

Your Full Name----------------
Your Address------------------
Tel---------------------
Age---------------------
ID----------------------
Your draft registration number ---------EM 9907439Send this to them to avoid any
mistake in the delivering.

Let me know as soon as you receive
your Draft from the company.

Regards,
Mr Stephen Nathanel

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