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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: ALLIED COURIER SERVICES <allied_courierservices@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 30 Jul 2007 11:31:26 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: CHOOSE OPTION OF DELIVERY


ALLIED COURIER SERVICES LIMITED






WE DELIVER FROM UK TO ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD

OUR SERVICE GUARANTEE
IMMEDIATE DISPATCH OF A DRIVER TO PICK UP YOUR PACKAGE.
DIRECT DELIVERY TO YOUR CLIENTS WITH NO INTERMEDIATE STOPS.
WE CALL YOU BACK WITH PROOF OF DELIVERY AND TIME OF DELIVERY
COURTEOUS PERSONNEL
LOW RATES AND ON-TIME DELIVERY--GUARANTEED



ALLIED COURIER SERVICE DELIVERY COMPANY
Our Ref: GMCES/UK/REG/23/34/2
Dear Winner,

You can now begin the final step of the claims process, which is the delivery of winning cheque to you. With regards to this, there are options open to you; you are required to select the more convenient . The options, together with their associated conditions are presented below:

OPTIONS
Courier of your winning parcel to your location via any of this channel listed below:

NEXT DAY
Duration Of Delivery ......... 56hrs
An original certificate of weight.....0.9Gramms
Total weight of parcel................1.26 Gramms
Colour of parcel......................Brown
Mailing...............................$150.00
Insurance.............................$200.00
Vat (5%)..............................$400.95

TOTAL.................................$750.95 Dollars.


INTERNATIONAL
Duration Of Delivery ......... 49hrs
An original certificate of weight.....0.9Gramms
Total weight of parcel................1.26 Gramms
Colour of parcel......................Brown
Flight; ..............................$250.00
Insurance.............................$300.00
Vat (5%)..............................$400.00

TOTAL.................................$950.00 Dollars.


Make payment to our aaccount officer via Western Union Money Transfered or Money Gram details below. The address/country and name of the account officer is below:
Name: Mr Andy Rudolph Country:United Kingdom.

Delivery duration: 2-3 Days.
This payment should be made under 48hrs of receiving this email.
You are to forward payment details to our office via email which must include the
following:

NAME OF SENDER:
ADDRESS OF SENDER:
AMOUNT SENT:
COUNTRY aOF SENDER:
MONEY TRANSFER CONTROL NUMBER.(M.T.C.N):
This Courier company will deliver latest two days after the requirements/payment has been made to our head office in the United Kingdom.

Regards,
Mrs.Susan

































































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