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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: Yerry Gandi <psgandi02@yahoo.com>
Date: Sat, 20 Oct 2007 12:19:41 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: THE SUCCESSFUL GOODNEWS!!!


THE SUCCESSFUL GOODNEWS!!!
Hello Dear Friend.
Good day, and how are you doing today? I am writing to inform you that I have paid the fee for your draft. And I went to the bank to confirm if the draft has expired or getting near to expire and Dr. Ken Anderson the director of the bank told me that before the draft will get to you that it will expire.

So I told him to cash the $850,000.00 USD UNITED STATES DOLLARS to cash payment to avoid losing this funds. However, all the necessary arrangement of delivering the sum of $850,000.00 USD UNITED STATES DOLLARS in cash was made with ZENITH COURIER COMPANY here in Benin Republic.

Dr. Ken Anderson the Director of the Bank here has to package the sum of $850,000.00 USD in cash for me. Then he also agreed to help me to register the Consignment with ZENITH COURIER COMPANY. To be frank with you every thing was successful.

As for our agreement with the Zenith Courier Company they promised that your consignment will leave this Country next week, But the Director of the ZENITH COURIER COMPANY said that they need your contacts information’s to enable them meet up with you immediately the Diplomat Agent arrived to your Country. Please write a letter of application to The Director General Zenith Courier Company to his email address below.

NAME: Mr. Freddy Mantu
EMAIL: zenithcouriercompany@maktoob.com
PHONE: +234 806 279 7600
Send them your contacts information to enable 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.
Please make sure you send your contact information to the Director General of Zenith Courier Company Mr. Freddy Mantu with the above email address given to you.

Note. The Zenith courier company doesn’t know the contents of the Box. It was registered as a BOX containing African cloths. They don't know it contains money. This is to avoid them delaying with the BOX. Don’t let them know that the content of the box is money.

They will be waiting for your urgent response & your contact information.
Thanks and Remain Blessed
I am Truly Yours
Ms… Yerru Gandi

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