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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: "Godwin Campbell" <godwincampbell20@klikni.cz>
Date: Fri, 23 May 2008 13:52:05 +0100
Subject: Re: Contact Global Trust Courier Service for your package


Dear Friend,

Compliment of the new year, I have been waiting for you since to come down
here and pick your Bank Draft which my boss left with me before he travelled
to England but I did not hear from you since that time till today. I went to
the bank to confirm whether the draft is getting close to expire as it had
been long time my boss issued the draft. The director of the bank told me
that before the draft will get to you, that it will expire. Then I told him
to help me and cash the cashier bank draft of $1.500.000.00 to cash payment.

However, I have successfully cashed the draft and packaged it in a box and
have registered it in the Global Trust Courier Service here in Benin
Republic because I will travell to see my boss in England and will not come
back till December 20th 2008. You have to contact the Global Trust Courier
Service to know when they will deliver your package to your address. I have
paid for the delivering charges and insurance fees.

The only money you have to send to them is their security keeping fees which
is USD$135.00 USD to receive your package. Don't be deceived by any body.

This is their Contact Address;
Attn: Cheif Mr. George Kobra (Director GTCS)
Tel/Fax: +229-9799 2240
E-mail: gtcs.benin1989@yahoo.fr

Send them your contacts information to enable them locate you immediately
they arrived in your country with your package.

This is the information they needed from you.
1. Your full name:.....
2. Your shipping/home address:.....
3. Your tel no #......
4. Your current office tel no #
5. A copy of your passport.

Try to contact them as soon as possible to avoid increasement of the
security keeping fees.

Note; I didn't tell the Global Trust Courier Service that it's money inside
the box, I registered it as a church of a Church Minister Materials. This is
to avoid delay or any upfront problem during the delivery. So, do not let
them know that the package contents money.

Do let me know as soon as you received your package. You will contact me
only through e-mail as my phone is no longer available now that I am out
from our country. Contact me at mrgodwincampbell@yahoo.co.uk and I will
reply as soon as I can. I wish you and your family Long Life, Prosperity and
Happy 2008.

Thanks and Remain Blessed.

Yours sincerely,
Mr. Godwin Campbell
(Secretary)

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