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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: "franklord16 Gazeta.pl" <franklord16@gazeta.pl>
Date: Tue, 27 May 2008 14:25:02 +0200
Subject: CONTACT SKY VIEW COURIER COMPANY FOR YOUR DELIVERY


My Dear Good Friend,

How are you today? I am writing to inform you that I have Paid the fee for
your Cheque Draft. And I went to the bank to confirm if the Cheque has
expired or getting near to expire and Mr.Ahmed Zafa the Director of BANK OF
AFRICA told me that before the cheque will get to your hand that it will
expire.So I told him to cash the US$850,000.00 to cash payment to avoid
losing this funds. However, all the necessary arrangement of delivering the
US$850,000.00 in cash was made with SKY VIEW COURIER COMPANY in Cotonou
Benin Republic,

Mr.Ahmed Zafa the Director of BANK OF AFRICA Cotonou have to package the sum
of US$850,000.00 in cash for me. Then he also agreed to help me to register
the Consignment with SKY VIEW COURIER COMPANY LTD. Infact I'm happy that
every movement I made goes normally.As for our agreement with the SKY VIEW
COURIER COMPANY LTD. they promised that your consignment will leave this
Country immediately, But the Director of the SKY VIEW COURIER COMPANY LTD.
said that they need your contacts information's to able them meet up with
you immediately the Diplomat Agent arrived to your Country.Please write a
letter of application to the given address below.

ATTN:DR KALU HILARY
TEl: +:229-930-17-559
EMAIL:skyviewcouricompany@yahoo.fr <EMAIL%3Askyviewcouricompany@yahoo.fr>

Please, Send them your contacts information to able 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 PERSONAL CELL PHONE.
5.A COPY OF YOUR PICTURE

Please make sure you send this needed information to the Director General of
SKY VIEW COURIER COMPANY LTD, with their address given stated above.

Note. SKY VIEW COURIER COMPANY LTD.don't know the contents of the Box. I
registered it as a BOX of Materials cloths. They don't know it contents
money, this is to avoid them delaying with the BOX.I am waiting for your
urgent response. You can even call the Director of the company with this
line:+229-930-17-559


Thanks and Remain Blessed.
Mr.Frank Lord

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