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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: "ahmed dabbous83" <ahmeddabbous83@hotmail.fr>
Date: Wed, 13 Dec 2006 02:59:37 +0100
Subject: CONTACT GLOBAL TRUST COMPANY AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

AHMED & COUNSELORS AT LAW
06 BP 1409 AKPAKPA DODOMEY
COTONOU REPUBLIC OF BENIN.
12/12/006

I have been waiting for you since to contact me and claim or to come and
pick your Confirmable bank Draft of $800.000.00 United States Dollars but i
did not heard from you since that time ,then I went and deposited the Draft
with Global Security Company Benin Republic ,

I travelled out of the country to see my boss and will not come back till
next month end.

You have to contact the Global Trust Company as soon as possible to know
when they will deliver your package ,because of the expiring date

I paid for the delivering charges and insurance fee,
It remains thair security keeping fee which will cost you a little amount of
money.i would had pay that but they said no because to contact you may take
time in case of dumorage.


This is thair Contact address,

GlOBAL TRUST SECURITY COMPANY BENIN REPUBLIC.
Dr Mike Ene,
DIRECTOR GENERAL
E-mail:glotrustcompany@myway.com
Phone number +229-93773404 .

I gave them your delivering address but you have to reconfirm it to them
again to avoid any mistake in the delivering.

Let me know as soon as you receive your Draft .
Thanks,
Barrister Ahmed Dabbous.

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