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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: johnmark01@freenet.de
Date: Mon, 31 Mar 2008 13:48:35 +0200
Subject: FINAL DELIVERY NOTICE


Dear Friend
I am very happy to inform you about my surcess regarding the
arrangment for the delivery of your bank draft but the manager of eko
bank told me that before the check will get to you that it will expire
so i told him to cash the $2.5, 000.00.
All the delivery arrangement of
the $2.5,000.00 in cash has been made with BLUE-DART COURIER COMPANY and
i have paid for the delivery fee together with the registration fee
which cost me $480 except from the insurance fee $100 which you are to
send to the BLUE-DART COURIER COMPANY to enable them carry out the
transaction.
Contact them with the bellow information and they will
instruct you where to send the $100 to them,do comply with them and let
me know when you recieve your fund.

Name: DR JUSTIN EKINS
Email:
bd_couriercompany500@yahoo.fr
1.YOUR FULL NAME
2.YOUR HOME
ADDRESS.
3.YOUR CURRENT HOME TELEPHONE NUMBER.
4.MOBILE PHONE NUMBER

5.A COPY OF YOUR PICTURE
Best Regards
Dr Ansell Wallas







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