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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: jameswood2@zipmail.com.br
Date: Fri, 18 Jan 2008 10:03:29 +0100
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?Dear=20Friend=2C?=

Dear Friend,
Compliment of the Season

Greetings to you & your Family. I have been waiting for you since to contact
me for your Confirmable bank Draft what total sum of $900,000.00 United
States Dollars,Noted your check is deposited with Global Courier Express
& Security Company,Cotonou, Benin Republic.


Furthermore,what you have to do now is to contact Global Courier Express
& Security
Company as soon as possible to know when they will deliver your package,because
of the
expiring mandate.

I paid f or the delivering charges and insurance fee,The only money you
will send to Global Courier Epress & Security Company to deliver your Draft
direct to your postal Address in your

country is ($100) One Hundred United States of America Dollars only being
their Security Keeping fee,

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 Global Courier
Express & Security Company for the delivery of your Draft with this information
bellow.

Contact Person; Dr,Edwin Igwe.
Email Address: global_trust_company0214@yahoo.fr
Tel/FAX;(+229-93 840-241)

Finally make sure that you reconfirm your delivery address 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.You should also Let me know as soon as you receive your
Draft. I will be awaiting yourresponse to this email


Yours Faithfully,
Mr James R. Kurtz




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