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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: "adamsjohn021 Gazeta.pl" <adamsjohn021@gazeta.pl>
Date: Tue, 3 Jun 2008 14:49:30 +0200
Subject: WAITING TO HEAR FROM YOU AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.


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 $1.5,000 000.00 Million USA Dollars,as consignment box to
GLOBAL SPEED 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 SPEED COURIER COMPANY LIMITED to know when
they will deliver your package. I have paid for the delivering charges The
only money you have to send to them is the security keeping fee, which is
$155.00 Us Dollars to received your package.

CONTACT PERSON; DR.DAVID AKA DISTRICT
MANAGER GS Courier Company Limited BENIN REPUBLIC.
E-mail:(gspcouriercompanylimited100@gmail.com)
CONTACT PHONE+229-938-786-03

Try to contact them as soon as possible to avoid increasing the
insurancefee. 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 country-----------------------
Your Full Name---------------------
Your Age---------------------------
Your Address-----------------------
Home telephone---------------------
Office telephone-------------------
Mobile Phone-----------------------
Nationality------------------------
Your pic---------------------------

Let me know as soon as you receive your package,and check the contents
weather the complete of the total $1.5,000 000.00

Regards
MR.ADAMS JOHN

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