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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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Fraud email example:

From: richard peterson <mr_richardpeterson001@hotmail.fr>
Date: Mon, 22 Oct 2007 23:25:57 +0100
Subject: Contact The Global Trust Courier For Your Delivering,



Dear Friend,Contact The Global Trust Courier For Your Delivering, I have been waiting for you since to come down here and pick up your $800,000.00 Eight Hundred Thousand Bank Draft but I did not hear from you since that Time, then I went and deposited the Draft with Global Trust Courier here In Benin Republic, because I travelled to Iraq to see my boss and will not Come back till next month end.You have to contact the Global Trust Courier to know when they will Deliver your package. I have paid for the delivering charges and registeration Fee. The only money you have to send to them is their security keeping fee of $99.00 us Dollars to received your package? Don't be deceived by Any body this is their Contact Address Contact:Mr. Wilfred JohnsonCustomer's Care DeptGlobal Trust Courier Benin Republic.E-mail :(wilfred_globaltrustcourierinfo@yahoo.fr)Phone number 229-97298892 or 00229-97298892Try to contact them as soon as possible to avoid increasing the security Keeping fee. I gave them your delivering address but you have to reconfirm it to them again to avoid any mistake in the delivering. Your 800,000.00 Drafted Check registeration numbers is: GT.12301Please for immediate delivery include your:Full Name: ..............................Your Phone Number(s): ...................Your Registeration Numbers: .............Your Date Of Birth ......................Your Occupation .........................Name Of Your Country ....................Let me know as soon as you receive your Draft. Thanks,Mr.Richard Peterson
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