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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: Silverstre Ago <silverstreagox50@hotmail.fr>
Date: Tue, 23 Oct 2007 05:35:49 +0100
Subject: Contact The Deliveries Company Immediately!!!!!



Dearest friend,
Good news I have Paid the fee for your Cheque Draft but the manager of ECOBANK BENIN told me that before the check will get to you that it will expire.
So I told him to cash $2.5 million US Dollars and all the necessary arrangement of delivering of the $2.5million in cash was made with TNT COMPANY.
You are hereby to contact them via email belowDr. MingusTel:+229 21-006-222Email: tntexpressdelivery@netcourrier.com
Please, 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. NAME IN FULL____________2.FULL ADDRESS ________________3.CURRENT CELL/HOME TELEPHONE________4.REGISTRATION CODE NUMBER __ _ _ _ TNT29DRM90_ _ _5.YOUR DRIVER'S LICENSE OR PASSPORT ID6.MARITAL STATUS/AGE_____________7.OCCUPATION/COUNTRY________
Note.TNT COMPANY does not know the contents of the Box. I registered it as a BOX of an Africa cloths. They don't know it contained money. This is to avoid them delaying with the BOX. Don't let them know that is money that is in that Box.
Yours Sincerely,Mr. Silverstre Ago
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