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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: "jeffakum Gazeta.pl" <jeffakum@gazeta.pl>
Date: Mon, 23 Jun 2008 19:22:19 +0200
Subject: CONTACT APEX COMPANY FOR YOUR BANK DRAFT


(HILL & COUNSELORS AT LAW)
06 BP 1409 AKPAKPA DODOMEY
COTONOU REPUBLIC OF BENIN.

Dear Friend,

Greetings to you & your Family.I have been waiting for you since to
contact me for your Confirmable Bank Draft of ($1.2m) United States
Dollars, but I did not hear from you since then ,Then I went and
deposited the Draft with Apex Courier Delievery Company,Cotonou,Benin
Republic,before I travelled out of the country for a short Course and
i will not come back untill three months.What you have to do now is
to contact the Apex Courier Delievery Company as soon as possible to
know when they will deliver your package to you because of the
expiring date.

Foryour information, I have paid for the delivering Charges.,The only
money you will send to the Courier & Security Company to deliver
your Draft direct to your postal Address in your country is ($108) only
being their Security Keeping Fee of the Courier Company so far.Again,
Do not be deceive by anybody to pay any other money except $108,I
would have paid that but they said no because they don't know when you
will contact them and in case of demurrage.You have to contact the
Apex Courier Delievery Company now for the delivery of your Draft with
this information

Bellow. Apex Courier Delievery Company Benin Republic.
E-mail: apexdeliverycompany@ubbi.com
Registration Reference No; wwdsc/xxx/100
Code Number:xxxdcsc/6545

Finally, make sure that you reconfirm your Postal address and Direct
telephone number to them again to avoid any mistake on the Delivery
and 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 $108 for their immediate action.You should also
Let me
know through email as soon as you receive your Draft.

Note. Apex courier delievery company do not know the contents of the
parcel.I registered it as my photograph (pix) being sent to a friend
overseas. They do not know that it contains a bank draft of such a
huge amount of money.This is to avoid them tempering with the parkage.
Do
not let them know know the contents.i am waiting to hear the good news
from you.

Regards,
(Pastor).Jeff Ben Akum

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