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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: "Kenneth Christopher" <delivery@frontierforwarding2005.com>
Date: Sat, 26 Nov 2005 13:09:03 +0000
Subject: OUR REF:UK/CL24.DELIVERY OPTIONS.

Frontier Forwarding Services Ltd. Click to go Home.
Unit 11, Ashford Industrial Estate,
Shield Road, Ashford, Middx,
TW15 1AU, london.
United Kingdom.
 
 

  OUR REF:UK/CL24
  DATE:26th November 2005.
   ATTENTION:Aaron Northrup
 
 Compliments of the  day  to you.Your certificate of winnings and other certifictaes has been sent to us by your fiduciary agent.This is to inform you that after verification of your claims particulars,you have been officially cleared for payment by the Accreditation Committee of the national  lottery Claims Department and the European Monitary Forum.
 
With regards to this, you are required to select the most convenient of the  three
options  below for a smooth delivery of your package to you:
 
               FRONTIER DELIVERY OPTIONS.
 
 
FIRST CLASS DELIVERY
Max Delivery Duration.......................................... 24Hrs
Mailing /freight cost ............................................£100.00
Fuel Surcharge .....................................................£ 10.00
Insurance............................................................... £240.00
Vat(5%)................................................................  £12.00
TOTAL.............................................................. .....£362.00 GBP (641.46USD.)
 
SECOND CLASS DELIVERY
Max Delivery Duration........................................ .48hrs
Mailing /freight cost............................................ £90.00
Fuel surcharge...................................................... £5.00
Insurance................................................................ £140.00
Vat(5%).................................................................  £6.00
TOTAL ....................................................................£231.00(475.95USD)
 
THIRD CLASS DELIVERY
Max Delivery Duration......................................... .72hrs
Mailing/freight cost............................................. .£70.00
Fuel surcharge ......................................................£3.30
Insurance............................................................... .£140.00
Vat (5%)................................................................. .£6.00
TOTAL .....................................................................£219.30(420.15USD)
 
 
Note that your prize is protected by a hardcover insurance policy, which makes it impossible to deduct any amount from the money before it is been remitted to you. This means that the above charges cannot be deducted from the prize and hence must be provided by you before your prize is transferred to you.
 
Respond to this email by making a selection from the three optionsabove.Also send to us a scanned copy of either your driver's license or any form of legal identification.
 
 Finally, be reminded that the deadline for the claiming of winnings is exactly one week after the receipt of this email . After this period, your cash prize will be deemed to have been forfeited by you and will be used in the drawings of the next   edition of the lottery.
 
 Congratulations once again and have a nice day.
 
KENNETH CHRISTOPHER,
FRONTIER FORWARDING SERVICES.
FAX:+442081816382.
 



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