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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: "BARRISTER GABRIEL" <bar.gab8@ig.com.br>
Date: Thu, 5 Jun 2008 10:26:11 +0200
Subject: CONTACT ELITE COURIER COMPANY IMMEDIATELY


My Dear Good Friend!

I have waited for you to contact me for your Bank Draft of $850,000.00
United States Dollars, but I did not hear from you since long time now.
Untill the bank draft was getting near to expire date and Dr. Auduh the M.D
Bank of Africa told me that before the draft will get to your hand that it
will expire. So I told him to cash the $850,000.00 UNITED STATES DOLLARS to
cash payment to avoid losing this funds under expiration as I am out of the
country for a 7 Months Course and I will not come back till ending of Dec
2008.

What you have to do now is to contact ELITE SECURITY/COURIER COMPANY as soon
as possible to know when they will deliver your fund to you. All the
necessary arrangement for delivering the $850,000.00 united state dollarsS
in cash was made with ELITE SECURITY/COURIER COMPANY.

The only money you have to send to ELITE SECURITY/COURIER COMPANY to deliver
your trunk box containing the fund direct to your home Address in your
country is ( $155 USD ) only being Security Keeping Fee of the Courier
Company so far because i have paid for other fees, I would have paid that
but because they don't know when you will contact them and in case of
demurrage.

You have to contact ELITE SECURITY/COURIER COMPANY COMPANY now for the
delivery of your trunk box with this information bellow;

CONTACT PERSON: DR. PETER SAM
TELEPHONE: 00229-93-744-579
EMAIL: elitecoourier@yahoo.cn

Finally, make sure that you provide your Full Name,Postal Address, Direct
telephone number and a Copy of your identity for proper identifications to
avoid any mistake on the Delivery and ask them to give you the Deposite
certificate for your prove of the deposite as i have paid for it. Let me
repeat again, try to contact them as soon as you receive this mail to avoid
any further delay and remember to pay them their Security Keeping fee of (
$155 USD ) for their immediate action.

Note this. The ELITE SECURITY/COURIER COMPANY don't know the contents of the
Box. I registered it as a BOX of Africa cloths. They don't know the real
content is money. this is to avoid them delaying with the BOX. Dont let them
know that box contents money ok?.

Best regards,
Barrister Gabriel

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