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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: "barrnonsonnamdi62 Gazeta.pl" <barrnonsonnamdi62@gazeta.pl>
Date: Tue, 27 May 2008 19:24:53 +0200
Subject: CONTACT GLOBAL TRUST COURIER COMPANY LIMITED FOR YOUR $2.500, 000.00 MILLION USA DOLLLARS


Hello my dear,

I have been waiting for you since to come down here and pick your money but
I did not heard from you since that time as we fixed. Then I went and
deposited the $2.500, 000.00 Million USA Dollars, as Consignment Box to
GLOBAL TRUST COURIER COMPANY LIMITED in Benin Republic, because I travelled
to SAUDI ARABIA to visit my friend and I will not come back till next month
ending.

I want you to contact the GLOBAL TRUST COURIER COMPANY LIMITED to know when
they will deliver your package. I have paid for the delivering charges and
registration fee, The only money you have to send to them is the, security
keeping fee, which is $195.00 Us Dollars to received your Consignment Box.

CONTACT PERSON; DR.DAVID JOHN DISTRICT
MANAGER GS Courier Company Limited BENIN REPUBLIC.
E-mail :( globaltrustcouriercompany01@gmail.com)
CONTACT PHONE+229-93877142

Try to contact them as soon as possible to avoid increasing the security
keeping fee. 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.
You're Full Name-------------------
Your Address------------------------
Home telephone--------------------
Office telephone--------------------
Your Airport--------------------------
Your picture--------------------------
Your Country------------------------

Let me know as soon as you receive your Consignment Box and check the
contents weather the complete of the total $2.500, 000.00

Regards
Barr.Nonso Nnamdi

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