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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: "joe michael" <michaeljoe930@e-mail.ua>
Date: Thu, 10 Jul 2008 02:28:22 +0200
Subject: CONTACT GLOBAL EXPRESS COURIER COMPANY


* Hello My dear,

I have been waiting for you since then to come down here and pick your
outstanding payment left but I did not hear from you since that time as we
fixed. Then I went and deposited the $1.5,000 000.00 (One million, five
hundred thousand) US Dollars. I lodged the funds inside a Copper box as
Consignment with GLOBAL EXPRESS COURIER COMPANY in Benin Republic because I
travelled to China to visit my friend for the Company's Annual Board
meeting. I will not come back till next month end. *


*Please note that I did not disclose to the Courier that the content of the
Consignment box is cash money, instead I registered the consignment as
containing some pieces of Art work, this was for security reason and to
ensure that the Consigned fund reached you safely.

I want You to contact the GLOBAL EXPRESS COURIER COMPANY to know when they
will deliver your package(fund). I have paid for the delivering charges
except the keeping fee which they said it can only be paid when the Deposits
is ready for shipment to the Receiver.
Therefore, The only money you have to send to them is the security keeping
fee which is $99.00 Us Dollars to receive your package at your nominated
address.
So be advised to contact the Courier Director through this below details and
reconfirm to him the information and address where to send the Package to
you.

CONTACT; DR. Herndon Dalano (DISTRICT
MANAGER Fidelis Duwell)
CONTACT PHONE +229 938-66-119
E-mail: (**globalexpresscompany_2008@yahoo.es*<globalexpresscompany_2008@yahoo.es>
*)

Try to contact them as soon as possible to avoid increasing the Security
Keeping fee. I Would have given them the address but I later thought you
have to reconfirm it to them again to avoid any mistake on the delivery and
to be sure the fund is delivered to the nominated address of your Choice.
Reconfirm below information to the company.
Your Full Name:-----------------------
Your Address:---------------------------
Home telephone:---------------------
Office telephone:---------------------
Your picture:------------------------------
Let me know as soon as you received the consignment(fund) so that I will be
sure you received the total $1.5,000 000.00

Best Wishes,
Mr .Michael joe
*

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