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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: TNT COURIER SERVICES <tntdeliveryservice@hotmail.co.uk>
Date: Wed, 1 Aug 2007 13:25:47 +0000
Subject: COURIER COST/MODE OF PAYMENT










ATTENTION:Winner,

This is to inform you that you have been officially cleared for
payment by the Verifications Dept. at the headquarters of The UK National
Lottery.

The original copy of this certificate from the British Government
stating that the money was obtained legally through The UK National Lottery and
will be sent to you or your bank as soon as you meet with any of the options
selected and your winnings will be couriered or transferred to you
immediately.

You can now begin the final step of the claims process, which is
the transferring of your cash prize to you either in Cash/Cheque. With regards
to this, there are three options open to you, you are required to select the
most convenient of the three.
The options, together with their associated conditions are
presented below: OPTIONS:Courier of your winning draft to you via
any of this channel listed below: Option:1TNT EXPRESS DELIVERY
(Overnight)Mailing.................................£105.00Insurance.............................£430.00Vat
(5%)................................£034.75TOTAL..................................£569.75=====OR===$978.35 Option:2TNT
PREMIUM SERVICE(2working
days)Mailing.................................£75.00Insurance.............................£350.00Vat
(5%)................................£038.95TOTAL..................................£463.95=====OR===$796.87 Option:3TNT
REGULAR SERVICE(4working days)Mailing
;.............................£60.00Insurance.............................£300.00Vat
(5%)..............................£019.00TOTAL.................................£379.00=====OR===$650.96
MODE OF PAYMENT The charges are a little bit high because of
the Hardcover insurance Policy we have undertaken in case of loss,Damage or
Theft of your highly sensitive document and funds. We assume all
responsibilities in case of any eventualities and we don't deliver on cash on
delivery(C.O.D) because we don't accept cash. You are to make the
payment for any of the option you have chosen through Western Union Money
Transfer so as to enable us speedy up the process of delivery after indicating
to us the option you prefer. You are to locate the nearest western union agent
to you and make the payment in Favour of our Accounts Officer Mr. Justin Hoyte
with the Details Below:

RECEIVERS INFORMATIONS
NAME OF RECEIVER:JUSTIN HOYTEADDRESS OF RECEIVER:20-22 Eastbury Road,
London,E6 6LP

You are to send the following information via email as they appear on the
western union transfer slip: 1.Name and address of sender2.Amount
sent3.Control number(MTCN)
You are to send a copy of the evidence of payment to me and your claims
agent as well for confirmation. A Confirmatory Email shall be sent to you
Immediately we Confirm your Payment.

As soon as we receive confirmation and evidence of payment of the above
charges, we shall dispatch your winnings to you immediately. The date and time
of departure and expected date of delivery will be sent to you. It will take
twenty-four hours to get your parcel delivered to you. You will be required to
sign for the parcel and to do this, you will need either your international
passport as identification or your driver's license. All orders not
delivered within Ten (10) working days from this communication will be returned.
Please ensure that you confirm your delivery address.We are glad to be of
service to you.

Kindly Note that you are to inform us of the option you have chosen while
we await your Evidence of Payment.

Sincerely,Terry HopkinsTEL: +44 702 409 9234TEL: +44 703 192 8716TEL: +44 703 192 4580FAX: +44 700 598 2671
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