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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: officfile1@zipmail.com.br
Date: Sat, 28 Jul 2007 06:14:57 +0200
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?CONTACT=20SHALOM=20=20DELIVERY=20=20COMPANY=20=20RIGHT=20=20AWAY?=

Good day,

How are you today? I am writing to inform you that due to your delaying
in coming down here to pick up your Cashier Cheque worth of $1.850,000.00
which my Director left here on your behalf before he travelled out of this
country,
I went to the bank that issued this Bank Draft yesterday to confirm if the
Cheque is still valid or it has expired or getting near to expire and the
Director of African Development Bank (ADB) Dr.Bankole C.Williams told me
that before the cheque will get to your hand that it will expire.

So I told him to cash the $$1.850,000.00 (One Million ,Eight Hundred And
FIFTY Thousand United States Dollars) to cash payment to avoid losting this
funds.However, all the necessary arrangement of delivering the $1.850,000.00
UNITED STATES DOLLARS in cash was made with SHALOM DELIVERY COMPANY.

Here in Cotonou Benin Republic,Dr.BankoleC.Williams the Director of (ADB)
here in Cotonou has already packaged the total sum of $1.850,000.00 cashed
the whole amount and it was Packaged in a Diplomatic Iron Box for delivery
to your address, Then he also agreed to help me to Register the Consignment
with SHALOM DELIVERY COMPANY. a UK company with affiliate office here,
Infact I'm happy that every thing goes normal that very yesterday.

As for our agreement with the SHALOM DELIVERY COMPANY.they promised that
your consignment will leave this Country on this weekend, but the Director
of the SHALOM DELIVERY COMPANY. said that they need your full contacts informations
to enable their delivery agent locate you on his arrival with your box worth
of your total sum of One Million,Eight Hundred And FIFTY Thousand United
State Dollars.

Please write a letter of application to the given address below.
This is their Contact Address,
Contact: Hon.ALEX DOUF ROBERT
Director: shalom delivery company Benin Republic.E-mail:
(info_shalomdeliverycompanyplc@yahoo.dk)
Phone number (+229-9366-1691)
Please, Send them your full contacts informations as demanded below to
enable their delivery agent locate you immediately he arrive in your
country with your BOX .This is what they need from you.

1.YOUR FULL NAME:___________________
2.YOUR HOME ADDRESS:__________________
3.YOUR CURRENT HOME TELEPHONE NUMBER:__________________
4.YOUR MOBILE PHONE NUMBER:_____________________
5.YOUR DATE OF BIRTH:___________________________
6.YOUR OCCUPATION:______________________________
7.YOUR COUNTRY:
8. INCLUDE YOUR BOX REGISTERED NUMBER(FTC-00864)

Please make sure you send those needed infoïmations to the Director
general of SHALOM DELIVERY COMPANY, with their email address stated above.

Note.It is only their official charge,cost only $85.00 that you are to send
to them and don't be deceived by anybody to pay any other money ok, and
mind you that SHALOM DELIVERY COMPANY,don't know the contents of the Box.
I registered it as a BOX of an African cloths. They don't know, it contains
money. This is to avoid them delaying with the BOX. don't let them know,
that it is money that is in that Box.

You can even call the Director of the company with this line:(+229-9366-1691)

Thanks and Remain Blessed.
Secretary Daniel









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