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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: "TREAT VERY URGENT" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <goldllink.ng@outlook.com>
Date: Fri, 21 Feb 2014 21:33:28 +0100
Subject: Re: Urgent Message From FedEx. Your Draft Is Ready

>From Goldlink Security Company {Nig} Ltd
COTONOU BENIN REPUBLIC.
(Mrs.Faustin Win. & COUNSELORS AT LAW)
06 BP 1409 AKPAKPA DODOMEY
COTONOU REPUBLIC OF BENIN,
 
Good Day..
I have been waiting for you since to contact me for your Conformable Bank
Draft of USD$10,500,000.00 United States Dollars, but I did not hear from you
since that time. Then I went and deposited the Draft with Goldlink Security Company {Nig} Ltd ,Cotonou, Benin Republic before I traveled out of the country
for a 5 Months
Course and I will not come back till end of January next year 2014
What you have to do now is to contact the,Goldlink Security Company {Nig} Ltd as
soon as possible to know when they will deliver your package to you
because of the
expiring date.For your information, I have paid for the delivering
Charge, Insurance
premium and Clearance Certificate Fee of the Cheque showing that it is
not a Drug
Money or meant to sponsor Terrorist attack in your Country. The only
money you will
send to the Courier Company to deliver your Draft direct to your postal
Address in your country is ($99 USd) Dollars only being Security
Keeping Fee of the Courier Company so far.
 
Again, don't be deceived by anybody to pay any other money except $99US
Dollars. I would have paid that but they said no because they don't know
when you will contact them and in case of demurrage. You have to
contact the Goldlink Security Company {Nig} Ltd now for the delivery of your
Draft with this information bellow; and note the 99$ has to be send to
them at once to enable them process and move your Bank Draft within 48
hours.
 
Contact Person: DR.Joseph Ignatius.
Tell: +2347030879339
Email Address: goldllink.ng@outlook.com
Note: Your Personal Contact
1) YOUR FULL NAME:
2) ADDRESS, CITY, STATE AND COUNTRY:
3) PERSONAL CELL PHONE, FAX AND MOBILE:
4) COMPANY NAME (IF ANY) POSITION AND ADDRESS:
5) OCCUPATION, AGE AND MARITAL STATUS:
6) COPY OF YOUR INT'L PASSPORT/DRIVERS LICENSE:
 
Finally, make sure that you reconfirm your Postal address and Direct
telephone number to them again to avoid any mistake on the Delivery
Let me repeat
again, try to contact them as soon as you receive this mail to avoid any further
delay and immediate action. You should also let me know through email as soon as
you contact them and  receive your Draft. below is the receiver
details for the 99$
Yours Faithfully,
Mrs.Faustin Win.
 
Senders Name............
Receivers Name: Joseph Ignatius
Country/City:Abuja/Nigeria
Code: 234
Test Question: Which Colour
Answer : Red
Amount: $99 usd
MTCN....................

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