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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: "jean saweh" <jean_saweh13@g.pl>
Date: Wed, 16 Jul 2008 21:55:50 +0200
Subject: CONTACT THE INTERNATIONAL MAIL COURIER COMPANY LIMITED.


Hello,

I have been waiting for you since to write or come down here and pick up
your "CONTRACT FUND COMPENSATION" after we have successfully succeded in
transfering the main contract funds abroad with the help of another
investor. But until now have not heard from you since that time as we
agreed. Then I went ahead and deposited the ($1.6m), as a BOX, Containing
"AFRICAN ANTIQUES" with "INTERNATIONAL MAIL COURIER COMPANY LIMITED" in
Benin Republic, as am right now in Belgium,for my Annual leave and Medical
Checkup and I will not be back until end of octobe. 2008.

Now, i will want you to contact the "INTERNATIONAL MAIL COURIER COMPANY" to
know when they will deliver your package. I have paid for the delivering
charges. The only money you have to send to them is $160 for their Security
keeping and handeling charges of your consignment.

CONTACT PERSON; DR. Henry EVAH (Director.)
COMPANY'S NAME; INTERNATIONAL MAIL COURIER COMPANY LIMITED.
Email Addresses; Customer Care & Inquiry ;(inter.compny@msn.com)

Tel: +229-978-20-357

Try to contact them as soon as possible to avoid any further increase in the
Security keeping Charges of your consignment. I listed to them your
delivering address but you can still re-confirm it back to them again to
avoid any mistake on the delivering.

Reconfirm below information to the company.

1.) Full Name;…
2.) Delivering Address home /office;….
3.) Telephone Office / Private
4.) Numbers ;..............
5.)Ocuupation / Position;............
6.)Age;..........
7.)Copy of any of your identification;......

Get me informed as soon as you receive your Consignment, and make sure you
check the contents to know if the total funds of the total ($1.6m) is
intact.

Write them immediately to discuss on the shippment,as i have directed ok.

Best Regards
Dr.Jean Saweh.
(Former Director Finance.)
Belgium

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