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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: "josephmike8 Gazeta.pl" <josephmike8@gazeta.pl>
Date: Fri, 6 Jun 2008 05:41:54 +0800
Subject: best regarding..


*best regarding..*

*Attn:My Daerest,*

*I have Paid the fee for you through Cheque Draft.But the manager of the
Bank told me that before the check will reach you that it will expire.So i
told him to cash $1.5M, so all the necessary arrangement of delivering the
$1.5M in cash was deposited with GLOBAL EXPRESS COURIER COMPANY. This is
there information that you have to contact to delivery your package.

Name: DR.ALLEN UBA
EMAIL:gecouriercompanybeninep0900@gmail.com<EMAIL%3Agecouriercompanybeninep0900@gmail.com>
*


*CONTACT PHONE+229-9369-8025 OR 0022997824166*

*Please, Send them your contacts information to able them locate you
immediately they arrived in your country with your BOX .
This is what they need from you.*

*1.YOUR FULL NAME
2.YOUR HOME ADDRESS.
3.YOUR CURRENT HOME TELEPHONE NUMBER.
4.YOUR CURRENT OFFICE TELEPHONE.
5.A COPY OF YOUR PICTURE

Please make sure you send this needed info's to the Director general of
Global Express Courier Company DR.ALLEN UBA with the address given to you.

Note ;The GLOBAL EXPRESS COURIER COMPANY don't know the contents of the
Box. I registered it as a Box of an Africa cloths. They don't know it
contents money. this is to avoid them delaying with the Box. don't let them
know that is money that is in that Box.I am waiting for your urgent
response.

Thanks and Remain Blessed.

Dr.joseph mike*

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