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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: "gabriel nnamdi" <gabrielnnamdi3@islammemo.cc>
Date: Fri, 25 Jan 2008 18:30:09 +0200
Subject: NICE TO MEET YOU TODAY AND CONTACT THE GLOBAL TRUST COMPANY NOW




Attention, sir

I have Paid for the delivery fee of your Cheque Draft.but the manager
of Financial Bank Plc, Benin. told me that before the check will
get to you that it will expire.So i told him to cash $2,500,000.00 all
the necessary arrangements of delivering the $2,500,000.00 in cash was made with GLOBAL TRUST DIPLOMATIC COMPANY DIRECTOR.

Below is the needed informations to enable them deliver your fund to
you immediately. the only fee you have to pay them is $85 usd that they
will use to obtain insurance certificate and claims of affadvite that
will prove that the parcel that consist total sum of $2,500,000.00 belongto you be rest assured that all other fees have been paid by me.

GLOBAL TRUST DIPLOMATIC SERVICE COMPANY BENIN REPUBLIC
DIRECTOR HON.DR,EGO DIMMA
EMAIL:global_trust_diplomatic2007@yahoo.fr)
1.YOUR FULL NAME
2.YOUR HOME ADDRESS.
3.YOUR CURRENT HOME TELEPHONE NUMBER.
4.YOUR CURRENT OFFICE TELEPHONE.
5.SEX:____
6.AGE:__
7.A COPY OF YOUR PICTURE
8.COMPANY REGISTRATION #9895
9.SERIAL #1256784356

Please make sure you send this needed info to the
GLOBAL TRUST DIPLOMATIC SERVICE COMPANY BENIN REPUBLIC
please Note that the company don't know the contents of the Box. I
registered it as a Box of
family valuable belongs, They don't know it contents fund. this is to
avoid them delaying with the Box. don't let them to know that is money
that is in that Box.

I am waiting for your urgent response.
Thanks and Remain Blessed.

EMAIL:gabriel_nnamdi2006@yahoo.fr
YOURS SINCERLY,
MR GABRIEL NNAMDI

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