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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: Barrister Jude <b.jude01@yahoo.com.hk>
Date: Mon, 25 Aug 2008 14:32:13 -0300
Subject: Dear Friend



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Dear Friend,
Good day,
I just want to inform you that I have deposited your ATM MASTER CARD of USD
800,000,00 United state dollars to the Air Parcel Express Services here in
West Africa, due to I have waited enough to hear from you so that your funds
will be transferred through CENTRAL BANK OF AFRICA (BOA) here, but because
of the late response I now decide to deposit the ATM MASTER CARD with the
Air Parcel Express Delivery services with your previous information as you
listed it that time.
I have paid to them their delivery charges and insurance coverage fee,the
only fee to be paid again is their security safe keeping fee of 275 dollars
only. I would have paid that but they said no because they don't know when
you will contact them and in case of dumurrage. I will be traveling to IRAQ
to see my boss and I will not come back till next month, Therefore I will
advise you to contact the Air Parcel Express Area manager with his contact
information as listed below for the avoidance of increase of their security
safe keeping fee. Note that I packaged the ATM MASTER CARD inside a magazine
where nobody will notice the content, I also told the Area Manager Mr. Mark
David, that it is an ordinary African magazine I want to deliver to my
friend abroad to avoid further delay unless you delay to send their security
safe keeping fee. Below is the shipment officer contact information
including his email address with the parcel reference number, note that
without you indicating your parcel number as listed below the Air Parcel
Express services will not listen to you they will be imagining if you want
to steal another persons parcel.
Please call or Email:
Mr. Mark David. Area Manager Of Air Parcel Express Delivery services
Nigeria.

E-mail: areamanager@airparclexp.com
Tel: +234 8052631133

Shipment Code: CPEL/OWN/9876
Parcel Number: EG2272

Also Below is the information they need to deliver the ATM MASTER CARD in
form of African Magazine to your address, this is to avoid wrong delivery as
i already gave them your delivery address but you have to re-confirm it to
them ok.

Full name. . . . . . ..
Home address. . . . . .
Country. . . . . . . ..
Telephone. . . . . . . .

Please make sure the information is complete as they promised that once they
receive their security safe keeping fee within 2 to 3 working days the
magazine will arrived your door step according to the Area Manager. Once
again, the Air Parcel Express Delivery services do not know the content of
the parcel, I registered it as an African magazine they don't know it
contains ATM MASTER CARD inside, this is to avoid them delaying the delivery
and besides I don't want you to lose your inheritance funds. Your ATM MASTER
CARD withdrawing access pin code number is (0114) take note, once you
receive the card you take it to any cash point around your area and sllotten
it and enter the pin code for withdrawal. Also ask them on how you are to
make the payment for the security fee to them so they can effect immediate
delivery on your parcel.
Remain blessed.
Thanks.
Barrister Jude



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