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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: mantu farouq <mantu_farouq@hotmail.co.uk>
Reply-To: <guaranteetrustsecurities@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 28 Dec 2007 11:59:42 +0000
Subject: HAPPY NEW YEAR.




Dear Friend,
I have been waiting for you since to contact me for your Conformable Bank Draft worth of
(US$850,000,000.00) EIGHT HUNDRED AND FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS, which my boss left with me before he traveled out, but I did not hear from you since that time. Then with the help of a friend who is a bank manager I cashed the money and deposited it in a BOX Containing African Clothes with GUARANTEE TRUST SECURITY COMPANY LIMITED, Lagos, Nigeria.
What you have to do now is to contact the GUARANTEE TRUST SECURITY COMPANY as soon as possible to know when they will deliver your package to you. For your information, I have paid for the delivering Charge, Insurance premium and Clearance Certificate Fee of the package.

The only money you will send to the Courier & Security Company to deliver your package direct to your postal Address in your country is ($95.00 USD) NINETY FIVE UNITED STATES DOLLARS ONLY, being Security Keeping Fee of the Courier Company so far. Again, don't be deceived by anybody to pay any other money except $95.00 US Dollars. I would have paid that but they said no because they don't know when you will contact them and in case of demurrage.
You have to contact the GUARANTEE TRUST SECURITY COMPANY now for the delivery of your package with this information bellow;

Contact Person: Rev.Philip kumba
Telephone: +234-80-53546417
Email Address: guaranteetrustsecuri@excite.com
Finally, make sure that you reconfirm the following information to them again to avoid any mistake on the Delivery and ask them to give you the tracking number to enable you track your package over there and know when it will get to your address.
The inflammations are:
1.YOUR FULL NAME:
2.YOUR AGE:
3.HOUSE/OFFICE ADDRESS
4.HOUSE / OFFICE PHONE NOS
5.A COPY OF YOUR INTERNATIONAL PASSPORT.
Let me repeat again, try to contact them as soon as you receive this mail to avoid any further delay and remember to pay them their Security Keeping fee of $95.00 USD Dollars for their immediate action. Do let me know immediately you receive your package.
Yours Faithfully,
MANTU.FAROUQ
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