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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: "(CUSTOMER SERVICE) 021 DELIVERY" <customercare021delivery@yahoo.ca>
Date: Mon, 6 Aug 2007 07:57:04 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: TREAT URGENTLY


ATTENTION TRAU DRES

WE ARE IN RECEIPT OF YOUR EMAIL THE CONTENT IS WELL UNDERSTOOD FROM THE COURIER OPTION SENR TO YOU IN YOUR PREVOIUSE EMAIL RECEIVED FROM US THERE YOU HAVE ADMINISTRATION FEE WHICH COMPRISES EEC TAX SO AS SOON AS YOU ARE ABLE TO CHOOSE AND EFFECT ANY OF THE COURIER CHARGES THEN WILL DELIVER YOUR PARCEL TO YOU WITHOUT ANY DELAY

ATTCHED IS A PREVIEW OF YOUR WINNING PARCEL

ONCE MORE CONGRATULATIONS

DAVID SMITH

Verina Dres <VeDre112@germanmail.info> wrote:

Hello my friend!

Just now I saw with my own eyes a handsome bird fly around my office. I am sure it was a sparrow. In the end it escaped via the open window. I am wondering if it is a premonition.

I am regrettably still insecure and I am not totally certain how I had been deemed the winner for this award.

Let me have some advice about something that is making me uncertain, what about EEC taxes? Do they affect me?

Please do correspond back. I am expecting to read something considerate from you.

Frau Dres

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