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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: paul coker <greenlabel_laboratory@yahoo.de>
Date: Thu, 22 Jun 2006 20:45:23 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: Dr. Benny Johnson


Green Label Laboratory
Worldwide Science Associates
(U.S. Department of Currency)
In Conjunction with
World Wide Organization Securities.
TEL: 0031 64922 6741
FAX: 0031 847537385
Email:greenlabel_laboratory@yahoo.de

22/06/2006.

Attention: VICTIMNAME

Sir/Madam,

Re: Dr. Benny Johnson

We have received directives from our sole representative, Dr. Benny Johnson to make contact with you base on your e-mail communication with him.

As you have already known, Green Label Laboratory is a multi-program international laboratory operated by worldwide Science Associates for the U.S. Department of Currency (DOC). One of the major areas of our specialisation is the cleansing of Black money refered to as Anti-Breeze Bank Notes (ABBN). We also undertake other services as stated below:

Our services include:

1. WE PROVIDE CHEMICALS FOR ANTI-BREEZE BANK NOTES CURRENCIES SUCH AS US.DOLLAR, EURO, POUND, AND MANY LOCAL CURRENCIES .

2. WE BUY ANTI-BREEZE BANK NOTES THAT ARE STILL IN GOOD CONDITIONS

3. WE PROVIDE A FULL TRAINING FOR CURRENCY FABRICATION (worldwide currencies).

Dr. Benny Johnson is our oversea agent/representative and has directed you to our Holland (Netherlands) to assist you in this direction.

Please for convenient purposes and for effective communication send in the required service you would want us to render to you and put the following information:

1. Your Direct Telephone/Fax Numbers.
2. Your full names/country of origin.
3. Full description of the services needed.

As soon as we receive these information we shall make further contact with you to discuss on how to move forward.
We wait your urgent response.

Regards.
Paul Coker.
(Chief Laboratory Scientist).

Note: Please send the required information by e-mail.


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