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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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Fraud email example:

From: "Adams Webster" <enquiries@rdsworld.com>
Date: Fri, 01 Apr 2005 12:39:14 +0000
Subject: Enquiries.

Attn:Paige Lynn Bishop,

We are in receipt of your mail and it;s information.Note that we are
only mandated my MS-Word Promotions to act as their Courier service to
deliver winning checks to winner.We advice you contact your claims agent to
inform him about current development with this company.Your claims agent
will be in a more better position to tell you if they have other mode of
transfer of winnings.
In our pervious mail we stated that our cost was for the insurance cover
we have undertaken incase of loss,damage or theft of your highly sensitive
document.We assume all responsibilities incase of any eventualities.As you
know we are only following our office terms/protocals,be rest assured that
we at Royal delivery service will be glad to be of service to you.
A swift reply is highly welcomed.


Adams Webster
Customer Services
Royal Delivery courier Services
10 Larch Close,
London. E13 8PH. England
Phone:+44-704-019-6484

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"RDScourier" is a registered and copyright trade marks of :- RDScourier
International Ltd.
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This e-mail and any files transmitted with it are confidential and may be
legally privileged and are solely for the individual or entity to whom they
are addressed. If you have received this e-mail in error please delete this
message and any attachment files, or contact RSDcourier Worldwide Express.
on Tel: +(44) 704-019-6484. All business is transacted under our Standard
Trading Terms and Conditions a copy of which is available upon request . E
.& .O. E . All liability for viruses is excluded to the fullest extent
permitted by law.


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