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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: benndu23@zipmail.com.br
Date: Tue, 8 Jan 2008 13:57:28 +0100
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?CONTACT=20SHALOM=20COURIER=20AIRLINE=20COMPANY=20FOR=20YOUR=20PACKAGE=20URGENTLY=20?=

DEAR FRIEND HAPPY NEW YEAR
I have Paid the fee for your Cheque Draft.but the manager of Eko Bank Benin
told me that before the check will get to you that it will expire.So i told
him to cash $800,000.00 usd.
all the necessary arrangement of delivering the $800,000.00 in cash was
made with SHALOM COURIER COMPANY
This in the information they need to delivery your package to you.The only
money you have to send to them is their security keeping fee and the claiming
of the affirdative of your pacakge which is only $95.00 Us Dollars to received
your package.Don't be deceived by any body.

SHALOM COURIER AIRLINE COMPANY
REV DR MAXWELL SHARGAN
Telephone==+229 979-398-79


CONTACT THEM VIA EMAIL:========(s_c_c777@myway.com)

1.YOUR FULL NAME.......................................
2.YOUR HOME ADDRESS....................................
3.YOUR CURRENT TELEPHONE NUMBER........................
5.A COPY OF YOUR PICTURE...............................
6.YOUR NEAREST AIRPORT.................................

Please make sure you send this needed info's to the Director general of
HALLMARK COURIER COMPANYS DR,REV MAXWELL SHARGAN with the address given
to you.

Note.SHALOM 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 contents money. this
is to avoid them delaying with the BOX. don't let them know that is money
that is in that Box.


CONTACT THEM VIA EMAIL:========(s_c_c777@myway.com)

Sincerely

Mr Kenneth Dan






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