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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: Thomas Clarke <tcl159@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 11 Dec 2007 18:27:22 +0100
Subject: Compliments of the Season!



Compliments of the Season!
This is to inform you that due to your inablity to send the registration fee of your Bank Draft worth of US$800,000 as requested by the delivery company, I have waited for long and then decided to involve the issuing bank to avoid losing the funds since my boss is yet to be returned.
When I got to the bank, the director told me that the Bank Draft has three weeks to expire so I told the director to convert the draft into cash to avoid losing the money but he said that I have to hire a lawyer before that can be done since the beneficiary of the Bank Draft is not here, a lawyer will be involved for the signing and the procurement of vital documents needed for that. I was confused because I don't have the money for that but I had no choice than to employ the service of a lawyer who assisted on the matter in other not to loose the funds. After meeting with the bank Attorney he told me that he will arrange for the documents as well as the signing for the convertion of the Bank Draft into cash payment but he said that I should pay him $2500.00 for the job which was deducted from the draft after converting to cash payment.
The bank director then made the move of packaging your funds in a security box which he deposited with the bank's security company for safe keeping and delivery to your home address . Am happy to inform you that the job has been done , the Bank draft has been converted into cash and is right now with the Impex Trust Courier Company for delivery. Remember that the package is registered as family valuables for security reasons under security monitoring department with a seal and four keys on it for security reasons . You can find the code number beside the packaged box where it is written TRP, when you open it through that side you will see the code to open it, so contact the company today through this information bellow;
Company Name: Impex Trust Courier CompanyContact Person: Dr. Joshua AmaraTel: 229-95-794624Email: (impextrustcourier@hotmail.fr)
Note: Your package is registered as family valuables. On no condition will you disclose the real content of your Box to anybody till you receive it for security reasons. Email the company and tell them your name, that your agent registered your package with them for delivery to you. You can as well tell them my name.
They will require the following information from you;Your Full Name ................Your Home Address..............Your corrent Mobile, Home and Work Phone NumbersYour personal Identification............
While contacting them include these information to avoid any further delay in the delivery. Meanwhile I will be waiting to hear from you after your discussion with them, also I want to remind you that $3000.00 was deducted from the total sum and this amount includes the registration and insurance coverage of $500.00 and $2500.00 to the attorney that did the job respectively.
Best Regards,Mr. Thomas Morrison ClarkeThis is my private email: tclarke@live.fr
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