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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: "gommili jwasso" <gommilijwasso@klikni.cz>
Date: Tue, 20 May 2008 10:38:07 +0100
Subject: SCARLET COURIER DELIVERY SERVICES


Dear Friend,

How are you today? Hope all is well with you and your family.Honestly I am
so happy to you that I have Paid the fee for your Cheque Draft.Because the
manager of Eco Bank Benin told me that before the check will get to you that
it will expire.So i told him to cash 2,000,000.00 Pounds all the necessary
arrangement of delivering the $2. million Pounds in cash was made with
SCARLET COURIER DELIVERY SERVICES .This is the information they need to
delivery your package to you.

ATTN: Mr David Denham
EMAIL:scarletcourierservicescompany@yahoo.fr<EMAIL%3Ascarletcourierservicescompany@yahoo.fr>

Please, Send them your contacts information to enable them locate you
immediately they arrived in your country with your BOX. This is what they
need from you.

1.YOUR FULL NAME
2.YOUR HOME ADDRESS.
3.YOUR CURRENT HOME TELEPHONE NUMBER.
4.YOUR CURRENT OFFICE TELEPHONE.
5.A COPY OF YOUR PICTURE

Pl ease make sure you send this needed info's to the Director general of
SCARLET COURIER DELIVERY SERVICES Mr David Denham with the address given to
you. Note ;The SCARLET COURIER COMPANY don't know the contents of the Box. I
registered it as a Box of an Africa cloths. They don't know its content is
money.This is to avoid them delaying with the Box. Don't let them know that
is money that is in that Box.I am waiting for your urgent response.

Awaits your urgent response

Thanks and my regards to your family.

Dr Jwasso Gommili.

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