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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: "john_godwin1 Gazeta.pl" <john_godwin1@gazeta.pl>
Date: Thu, 5 Jun 2008 19:57:46 +0200
Subject: CONTACT UNITED POSTAL SERVICE FOR THE DELIVERY OF YOUR PACKAGE


Dear Friend,

It has been long i heard from you, what is going on? i want to inform you
that i have taking your package box of ($1.500.000.00) One Million five
hundred thousand united state dollars to United Postal Service Courier
company (UPS) benin republic for them to send it to you.

I meet the manager of United Postal Service courier company and i spoke with
him he told me that they will delivery your package box to your door step
with a cheeper rate, which he said that it will cost you the sum of $155
dollars to delivery the package to you. He further told me that as soon as
they heard from you they will delivery the package box to you with out any
delay. Now i want you to contact United Postal Service courier company for
the release of the package, i have submited the package box to them.

The director name is: ( Dr Dan Bruno ).
Telephone: 229 9790-1442
E-mail: united_postalservice55@hotmail.fr Send them you full information to
enable them locate you when they get to your country ok.

FULL NAME...........
ADDRESS........
TELL PHONE..........
FAX PHONE..........
YOUR SEX........
YOUR AGE.........
COUNTRY...........
STATE.............
PHOTOGRAPH............

Please do get back to me as soon as you have contacted United Postal Service
courier company. Regards.
Mr DAN Chuk

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