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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: "danchuk72 Gazeta.pl" <danchuk72@gazeta.pl>
Date: Sat, 21 Jun 2008 19:42:45 +0200
Subject: CONTACT UNITED POSTAL SERVICE FOR THE DELIVERY OF YOUR PARKAGE


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 93123740
E-mail: unitedpostalservice50@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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