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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: "dattimark9 Gazeta.pl" <dattimark9@gazeta.pl>
Date: Mon, 23 Jun 2008 19:23:12 +0200
Subject: CONTACT UNITED POSTAL SERVICE COURIER COMPANY FOR THE DELIVERY OF YOUR FUNDS CONSIGNMENT BOX


Hello my Dear friend,

Good day. How are you today? My name is Mr.Mike Tony I am writing to inform
you that I have Paid

the registration fee for your cheque which has been with me for a long time.
And I went to the

bank to confirm if the draft has expired or getting near to expire and Mr.
Justin Yayi the
Director Bank of Africa told me that before the cheque will get to your hand
that it will expire.

So I told him to cash the $1.5million united state dollarsS to cash payment
to avoid losing this

funds under expiration.

However, all the necessary arrangement for delivering the $1.5million united
state dollarsS in

cash was made with United Postal Service Courier company (UPS) benin PLC
here in Cotonou Benin

Republic, Mr.Justin Yayi the Director of Bank of Africa Cotonou has package
the sum of $1.5

million USD in cash for you.

Then he also help me to Register the Consignment with United Postal Service
Courier company (UPS)

benin PLC Infact I thank God very much for all the movement I made, every
thing went normally. As

for our agreement with the United Postal Service Courier company (UPS) benin
PLC they
promised that your consignment will leave this Country on or before 5 days
from now, But the

Director of the United Postal Service Courier company (UPS) benin PLC said
that they need your

contacts information's to enable them meet up with you immediately the
Diplomat Agents arrived in

your Country.

Please write a letter of application to the given E- mail address below.

ATTN:DR JOHNSON DAN

Email: unitedpostalservicebenin@live.fr

Tel: 00229 938-905-22

please Send them your contacts information to enable 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 COUNTRY
3.YOUR HOME DELIVERY ADDRESS.
4.YOUR CURRENT HOME TELEPHONE NUMBER.
5.YOUR CURRENT OFFICE TELEPHONE.
6 YOUR CURRENT CELL PHONE
7.A COPY OF YOUR PICTURE

Please make sure you send this needed information to the Director general of
United Postal

Service Courier company (UPS) benin PLC DR.JOHNSON DAN with the address
given to you.Note this.

Courrier Service Company don't know the contents of the Box. I registered it
as a BOX of Africa

cloths. They did not know the contents was money. this is to avoid them
delaying
with the BOX.

Don't let them know that the box contents was money ok. I am waiting for
your urgent response.

You can even call the Director of United Postal Service Courier company
(UPS) benin PLC with this

line: Tel 00229-938-905-22

Thanks and Remain Blessed
Regards.
Mr. Datti Mark

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