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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: Catherine Nola <catherinenola10@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 9 Jan 2008 18:04:52 -0500
Subject: NEW COURIER CONTACT(CONTACT THEM IMMEDIATELY).....



ATTN

Good day to you our lucky winner and how are you doing? This mail comes to let you know that the TNT couriers email contact has been changed to be more secured due to hackers trying to tarnish our image by impersonating. Do note that from today, all mails for the courier should be sent to the email contact below,

Email: abu@tntcouriers-uk.com

I would advice that you contact them and follow all instruction given to you by them so that you winnings can be delivered to you quickly. Do have a nice day.

Sincerely,

Mrs. Catherine Nola.
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