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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: rojastone2@zipmail.com.br
Date: Sat, 5 Jan 2008 15:07:00 -0800
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?Cheque=20Draft?=




Hello ,
I have Paid the Cheque Draft. but the manager of Apex Bank PLC Lagos told
me that before the cheque will get to you that it will expire.So i told
him to cash $10Millions
all the necessary arrangement of delivering the $15 Millions to you ,it
was made in cheque with GLOBAL TRUST COURIER COMPANY.
This in the information they need to delivery your package to you,

Manager Barr SMITH HARMILTON .
EMAIL:barr_smith_harmilton@yahoo.com

Please, Send them your contacts information to able 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
.
5.A COPY OF YOUR PICTURE.

Please make sure you send this needed infomations to the Director general
of GLOBAL TRUST COUIER COMPANY LAGOS, with the address given to you.

Note. The global trust Courier Company don't know the contents of the Box.
I registered it as a Box of an Africa cloths. They don't know it contains
money. this is to avoid them delaying with the Box. don't let them know
that is money that is in that Box.

Thanks and Remain Blissed.
roja stone.







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