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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: FREEUK PARCEL EXPRESS Services <freeuk_parcelxpress@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Sat, 2 Dec 2006 02:54:36 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: URGENT REMINDER


ATTN,

Today we remind you of your payment for the mandatory Delivery Charges of your parcel, also be informed that only when we receive and confirm this payment from you then we will dispatch your parcel and shall arrives at your residence within 24hrs because majority of our orders are delivered with flight and you will be called to sign for the parcel as soon as our dispatch team arrive your residence.

You are advised to locate the nearest Western Union Money Transfer agent near you and make the payment in the name of our accounts cash clerk so that we can dispatch your parcel to your residence in due time .

Please be very fast in making this payment for we will not hesitate to return your parcel back to its original source as unclaimed if you delay payment furthermore.

So please be advised and act fast on this matter.

Thank you and respond promptly

Regards,

Mr. Henry Culter
Customer Service Unit
FREEUK PARCEL EXPRESS Service


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