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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: "George David " <"W.W.W."@ace.ocn.ne.jp>
Reply-To: "George David " <cbncrediting.office@yahoo.com>
Date: Sat, 12 Aug 2017 01:48:22 +0900 (JST)
Subject: GOOD NEWS


Hello Friend

Good day, How are you today? I am writing to inform you that I have Paid the fee for your Cheque Draft. And I went to the bank to confirm if the Cheque has expired or getting near to expire and Mr.Michael Chikwe the Director of Financial Trust Bank told me that after all the delay before the cheque will get to your hand that it will expire.
So I told him to cash the USD$2.5 MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS to cash payment to avoid losing this funds.

However,all the necessary arrangement of delivering the ($2.5 MILLION) UNITED STATES DOLLARS in cash was made with FEDEX COURIER COMPANY here in Parakou Benin Republic.

Please write a letter of application to the given address below.

Fedex COURIER COMPANY PARAKOU BENIN REPUBLIC)
ADDRESS ODAWA & COUNSELORS AT LAW 06 BP 1409 AKPAKPA DODOMEY
WEST AFRICA PARAKOU REPUBLIC OF BENIN.
DIRECTOR NAME. DR JIM EZE.
TELL PHONE +229 62683376.
EMAIL: (cbncrediting.office@yahoo.com)

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
DATE OF DEPOSIT 12/06/2017.

Please, Send them your contacts information to enable them locate you
immediately they arrived in your country with your BOX .
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

Thanks and Remain Blessed.
Mr George David

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