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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: "agu tony" <tonyagu17@mailbox.hu>
Date: Wed, 21 May 2008 19:41:41 +0200
Subject: CONTACT THE CETTEL DELIVERY COMPANY BENI FOR YOUR PACKAGE


Good Day

I have been waiting for you since to come down here and pick your package
box which contents your
$1.500,000.00, but did not heard from you since that time. Then I went and
deposited the package with Cettel Courier Delivery Company here in Benin
Republic, because I travelled to Iraq to see my boss and will not come back
till next month end. You can stop any commication with any one because you
fund is now registerd with this company.I want You to contact the CETTEL
COURIER DELIVERY COMPANY BENIN to know when they will deliver your package.
I have paid for the delivering charges and insurance fee.The only money you
have to send to them is there security keeping fee which is $130.00 Us
Dollars to received your package.

BLOW IS CONTACT INFORS OF THE COMPANY
Contact Dr Jushua Igwe.
E-mail:( cettelcourierdeliverycompany@yahoo.fr)

TelePhone +229-97-85-67-61.

Try to contact them as soon as possible to avoid increasing the security
keeping fee. For your best
information don't let their diplomatic agent knows the contents of this
package, Is only they director Dr Jushua Igwe knows the contents of this
package as he is the one helps me to cash your bank draft in bank. I gave
them your delivering address but you have to reconfirm it to them again to
avoid any mistake on the delivering.
Reconfirm below information to the company.

Your Full Name-----------------------
Your Address---------------------------
Home telephone---------------------
Office telephone---------------------
Your pic----------------------------------
Your company registration number ---------EM5507439
Code number-----------------------------------------48SEIO41
Let me know immediately you receive your package and
sheck the contents wheather the complete of the total $1.500,000.00
Thanks.
Mr.Tony Agu.

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