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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: Douglas Thomas <revduglas@yahoo.fr>
Date: Fri, 23 Jun 2006 15:18:05 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: FROM REVD FR THOMAS DOUGLAS


Dear VICTIMNAME,

May almighty God bless you in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, Amen. Thank you very much for your response back to me. Allow me enlighten you on what we have to do to get this done so that you do not have any fear or dought in your mind. Here are the full details of how the delivery of your payment will be achieved. Firstly, I will like to clearly make you understand, that legally you have nothing to worry about as far as the delivery of this consignment is concerned and base on my position here at the UNO/WBF with a thirty years of working experience, I can assure you that with all legal documents and immunities provided by me the delivery of your payment (consignment) through courier will be a safe delivery.

Secondly be informed that your name appears on the computer as one of the contractor that are to be paid, therefore you are entitled to get this funds. In this sence am pleased to announce to you that I will make all necessary governmental contact to obtain the necessary diplomatic consignment immunity documents in your full name. These will prove beyond no reasonable doubt that the box containing your payment of US$10million which will be labelled as films and chemical materials are yours. Also this documents will also ensure that no custom or any security agents any where in the world will have the right to search or attempt to vandalize the box anywhere in your absence.

Thereafter i will conclude all final arrangement and the box(consignment) will be moved to the courier company that will be in charge of shipment to the address that you will provide. Based on my dicussion with the management of the courier company, It will be required of you to send me the copy of your international passport or drivers license which will be used for identification purpose at the point of delivery and you will also have to clearly reconfirm the address where you want the consignment to be delivered.

As soon as the courier company concludes their administrative work, they will contact you to notify you of the shipment schedule, airway bill and time of arrival at your address.

I await your call immediately you receive this message. May God almighty see us through till the consignment gets to you safely and may the peace of the lord be with you now and forever more. Amen. Thank you and remain blessed.

Yours faithfully,
Revd. Fr Thomas Douglas
TEL: + 221 4183317





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