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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: "IJEOMA EMEKA" <ijeomaemeka01@ig.com.br>
Date: Thu, 5 Jun 2008 16:14:55 +0200
Subject: UPEXPRESS COURIER SERVICE


Good Day,

I have been waiting for you since to come down here and pick your
Consignment box which contents your $1.500,000.00, but did not heard
from yousince that time. Then I went and deposited the consignment box
with UPEXPRESS COURIER SERVICE here in Benin Republic, because I
travelled to Iraq to see my boss and will not come back till next
month end. You can stop any commication with any one because you fund
is now registerd with this company.

I want you to contact the UPEXPRESS COURIER SERVICE to know when they
will deliver your package. I have paid for the delivering charges and
insurance fee.The only money you have to send to them is there
security keeping fee which is $120 to received your package.

BLOW IS CONTACT INFORS OF THE COMPANY:-

Contact Dr.Peter Daniel
E-mail: (ccourier_up@hotmail.fr)
Phone: 00229 931 461 97.

Try to contact them as soon as possible to avoid increasing the
security keeping fee. For your best information don't let their
diplomatic agent knows the contents of this package, Is only they
director DR PETER DANIEL knows the contents of this consignment box as
he is the one helps me to cash your bank draft in bank. 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 Full Name:-----------
Your Address:----------
Home telephone:-------
Office Telephone:-----------
Your pic:-----------------
Your company registration number :___ EM5507439
Code number:____ 48SEIO41

Let me know immediately you receive your package and sheck the
contents wheather the complete of the total $1.500,000.00

Thanks.
Mr. John Mark
tel +22993692129

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