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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: elite courier elite courier <elitecouriertransfer500@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Sun, 15 Jul 2007 16:20:35 +0100 (BST)
Subject: Re:CONTACT COURIER SERVICE


DEAR WINNER, we are especting you to fill this form so we can be able to process your payment to you just fill the form as noted to you so your winning can be sent to you follow the procedure care fully

JUST FOLLOW THE PROCEDIOUS U WILL UNDERSTAND FILL THE FORM
BRITISH UK NATIONAL LOTTERY
HEADQUARTERS The Marina
Offices, St Peters Yacht Basin,
Newcastle upon Tyne,
NE6 1HX England
DEAR, (Walt Waech)
am pleased to announce that our successful first quarter of Fiscal Year 2007 will result in a record-breaking first quarter transfer the amount of 1,000,000 Pounds. The process for claiming your win has been made very simple so that by the end of two weeks at most, you are assured of having received your cash prize of 1,000,000 GB Pounds.
However, elite Courier Delivery Services are responsible for sending you the your Certified Cheque and the original copies of the documents which will require your signature. When the documents are couriered to you, you would sign them and return them to the courier company, from there it would be forwarded to our Lottery headquarters. Please oblige to follow the elite Courier instructions so the document can get to your present address on time.
You are to contact the Delivery officer of the Payment parastatal with the following information below:
Contact Person: Mr Kelvin Smith
E-mail:elitecouriertransfer500@yahoo.co.uk
Phone number: +44-704-5701-683
You are required to give The Courier Company your Name, telephone number, Amount Won and address in case they need to contact you regarding the delivery. This information will not be kept by elite Courier or used by any other third party.
Do ensure to inform me of your further correspondence with the courier in order for me to advice you on further actions to take in ensuring that your winnings is successfully collected by you. Do fill and send the form below to the elite Courier Office .
1.FULL NAMES:...................................
2.MAILING ADDRESS:................................
3.SEX:...........................
4.AGE:................................
5.TELEPHONE NUMBER:...........................
6. COUNTRY: ...................................
Yours
Sincerely,
Mr john w. bullton
Accredited Fiduciary Agent.
British United Kingdom National Lottery
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