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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: "mrslindajones2 Gazeta.pl" <mrslindajones2@gazeta.pl>
Date: Tue, 24 Jun 2008 23:24:45 +0100
Subject: CONTACT PARCEL EXPRESS COURIER.


From Mrs Linda Jones (PX008 ) .

Dear Friend:

The manager of Bank of Africa Benin told me that before the cheque will get
to you that it will expire. So i told him to cash the $1.5 Million Dollars
to cash payment all the necessary arrangement of delivering the $1.5 million
in cash was made with PARCEL EXPRESS COURIER COMPANY LIMITED.

Call the director of PARCEL EXPRESS COURIER COMPANY LIMITED immediately to
verify this from him so that he can give you the correct step to follow so
that you will not make mistake +229-978 551 80 with out waisting time. Use
this code (PX008 ) As your subject when contacting the company to enable
them identify you as the owner of the consignment i registered with them.I
have paid for the delivering charges The only money you have to send to them
is the security keeping fee which will not be above $200 US Dollars to
received your consignment.

CONTACT PERSON; DR. ARNOLD AKA DISTRICT MANAGER PX Courier Company
Limited BENIN REPUBLIC.
E-MAIL: (parcel.xpresscourier@live.fr)
CONTACT PHONE (+229)9785 5180

Try to contact them as soon as possible to avoid increasing the security
keeping fee. Reconfirm below information to the company to enable them not
make mistake of delivering your Consignment Box to the wrong Person.
Your Full Name--------------------
Your Address----------------------
Home telephone--------------------
Office telephone------------------
Your pic--------------------------

Let me know as soon as you receive your package for Confirmation. Do not
forget to use this code ( PX008 ) As your subject when contacting the
company to enable them identify you as the owner of the consignment i
registered in their Custody.

Your's in Service
Mrs.Linda Jones

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