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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: peter.mike18@zipmail.com.br
Date: Tue, 28 Aug 2007 02:31:34 +0200
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?CONTACT=20CSPCOURIER=20COMPANY=20LIMITED=20IMMEDIATELY?=





Hello Dear ,

Good day, How are you today? I am writing to inform you that I have Paid
the fee for your Cheque Draft. And I went to the

bank to confirm if the Cheque has expired or getting near to expire and
Mr.Ahmed Zafa the Director of Financial Trust Bank

told me that before the cheque will get to your hand that it will expire.


So I told him to cash the 1.2 million US DOLLAR.to cash payment to avoid
losting this funds.However, all the necessary

arrangement of delivering the $1.2 million US DOLLAR.in cash was made with
CSP COURIER COMPANY here in Cotonou Benin

Republic,

Mr.Ahmed Zafa the Director of Financial Trust Bank Cotonou have to package
the sum of $1.2 million US DOLLAR. in cash for me.

Then he also agreed to help me to Register the Consignment with CSP COURIER
COMPANY. Infact I thank God very much for all the

movement I made, every thing goes normally.

As for our agreement with the CSP COURIER COMPANY they promised that your
consignment will leave this Country on monday next

week,But the Director of the CSP COURIER COMPANY said that they need your
contacts informations to able them meet up with you

immediately the Diplomat Agent arrived to your Country.

Please write a letter of application to the given address below.

DR.Victor Brown.
EMAIL:cspcouriercompanylimited000@yahoo.fr
Please, Send them your contacts information to able them locate you immediately
they arrived 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 CURRENT OFFICE TELEPHONE
5.A COPY OF YOUR PICTURE WILL BE ATTACHED
Please make sure you send this needed infos to the Director general of
CSP COURIER COMPANY Dr.Victor Brown with the address

given to you.

Note.The CSP COURIER COMPANY don't know the contents of the Box. I registered
it as a BOX of an Africa cloths. They don't

know it contents money. this is to avoid them delaying with the BOX. don't
let them know that is money that is in that Box.

I am waiting for your urgent response.

Thanks and Remain Blessed.

Mr Peter Mike.









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