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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: jimpeter10@freenet.de
Date: Thu, 03 Apr 2008 07:07:44 +0200
Subject: CONTACT EFEX COURIER EXPRESS COMPANY


Dear Friend,
I want to inform you that the fee for your Cheque Draft has
been Paid last week Friday by 2:30 Pm afternoon because the manager of
Eco Bank Benin told me that before the check will get to you it will
expire.So i told him to cash the $2.500,000.00,all the necessary
arrangement of delivering of the $2.500,000.00 in cash was made with
EFEX EXPRESS COURIER SERVICE COMPANY WORLD WIDE .Here is the contact of
the EFEX EXPRESS COURIER SERVICE COMPANY WORLD WIDE. bellow.
ATTN: MR
HARRY DOMINIC.
EMAIL::(
efexcouriercompanyworldwide@yahoo.com.mx
TELEPHONE. +229 9369-5734

Please send them your contacts information to enable them locate you
immediately they arrived in your country with your BOX. This the
information they need from you in order to deliver your box to your
address.
1.YOUR FULL NAME................
2.YOUR HOME ADDRESS
....................
3 YOUR CURRENT HOME TELEPHONE NUMBER.....
4.YOUR
CURRENT OFFICE TELEPHONE.......
5.A COPY OF YOUR IDENTITY
CARD.........
6.YOUR
AGE..................
7.SEX............................
COUNTRY.......................
OCUPATION.....................
Please
make sure you send this needed info to the Director general EFEX
EXPRESS COURIER SERVICE COMPANY WORLD WIDE in Benin MR HARRY DOMINIC
with the address given to you.
Note.The EFEX COMPANY here don\'t know
the contents of the Box your package was register as family valuables,
They don\'t know it contents money to avoid them delaying with the Box.
Please don\'t let them to know that the contents of the Box is money to
avoid them from delaying with the box. I am waiting for your urgent
response. Meanwhile the only fee you have to pay them is $185 USD they
will use to obtain OFFICIAL SECURITY KEEPING FEE and claims of affadvite
that will prove the box that contains total sum of $2.500,000.00 belongs
to you. Be rest assure that all other fees have been paid by me.I am
waiting for your urgent response.
Thanks
MR JIM PETER








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