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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: "john Mark" <jm2@gala.net>
Date: Thu, 10 Jul 2008 08:37:40 +0100
Subject: BENCONTACT THEM IMMEDIATELY REGARD YOUR PACKAGE BOX.


Attn:My Dear,
I have Paid the fee for your Cheque Draft.Because the manager of Eko Bank
Benin told me that before the check will get to you that it will expire.So
i told him to cash the $1.5M, all the necessary arrangement of delivering
the $1.5M in cash was made with UN GLOBAL COURIER DELIVERY COMPANY SERVICE
.You can reach the company with the below informationUN GLOBAL COURIER
DELIVERY COMPANY SERVICE

Name: DR.CHIDI BELLO
EMAIL: globalcompanybenin@rocketmail.com
PHONE: ; +229 93203 376 Please, Send them your contacts information to able
them locate you immediately they arrived in your country with your BOX .This
is what they need from you. Is only they director DR.CHIDI BELLO knows the
contents
of this package as he is the one helps me to cash your bank draft in bank.
I gave them your delivering address but you have to reconfirm it to them
again to avoid any mistake on the delivering.Reconfirm below

information to the company.Your Full Name---------
Address-------------
Home telephone-----------
Office telephone--------
Your pic-----------------
Your consignment registration number ---------EM5697439

Code number----------48SRIO41Let me know immediately you receive your
package and sheck the contents wheather the complete of the total
$1.5M.Please make sure you send this needed info?s to the Director general
of Un Global Courier Delivery
Company Service DR.CHIDI BELLO with the address given to you. Note ;The UN
GLOBAL COURIER DELIVERY COMPANY SERVICE don't know the contents of the
Box. I registered it as a Box of an Africa cloths.The diplomat Agent
don't know it contents money. this is to avoid them delaying with the
Box.don't let the Diplomat Agent know that is money that is in that Box.I
amwaiting for your urgent response.
Thanks and Remain Blessed.
SECRETARY Jim.

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