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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: (sent from abused email account)
Date: Wed, 22 Oct 2008 18:48:22 +0200
Subject: Contact Fredrick Sanchez./package registration No,27.2KGXX5


I DON'T HEAR FROM YOU AS MY BOSS TOLD ME REGARDING YOUR
DRAFTED CHEQUE.I RECEIVED AN URGENT CALL WHICH PROMPT THAT I
WILL LEAVE THIS COUNTRY TOMORROW.I WENT TO THE BANK TO
DEPOSIT YOUR CHEQUE FOR SAFE KEEPING BEFORE MY LEAVING BUT
IS QUITE UNFORTUNATLE THAT ECOBANK DIRECTOR BENIN TOLD ME
THAT THE CHEQUE HAS ONE WEEK TO EXPIRE AND I TRIED TO REACH
YOU WHEN I WAS WITH THE BANK MANAGER TO KNOW WHAT TO DO
ABOUT THIS MATTER BUT YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS KEEP RETURNING.I
TOLD THE DIRECTOR MARTHINS DAVE TO CONVERT THE CHEQUE INTO
CASH TO AVOID LOOSING THE MONEY UNDER EXPIRATION BECAUSE IF
IT HAPPENED AS HE TOLD ME IT MEANS YOU WILL LOOSE THE FUND
BECAUSE MY BOSS WHOM INSTRUCTED TO SEND THE MONEY AS YOUR
COMPENSATION HAS LEFT THIS COUNTRY.I TOLD THE BANK TO
TRANSFER THE TOTAL AMOUNT($2.5MILLION USD) DIRECT TO YOUR
ACCOUNT BUT BOARDS OF THE DIRECTORS OF ECOBANK STATED THAT
THE GOVERNMENT WILL NOT ALLOW THEM TO TRANSFER THE FUND
INTO USA ACCOUNT,THAT IS THE REASON THEY ADVISED ME TO SEND
THE FUND TO YOU AS PACKAGE THROUGH TOPCHRONO MAIL COMPANY
BENIN REPUBLIC.

WELL,I THANKS GOD THAT ALL THE ARRANGEMENT OF DELIVERING
$$2.5MILLION DOLLARS IN CASH WAS MADE SUCCEESFUL WITH
TOPCHRONO DELIVERY COMPANY.I HAVE SETTLED THEM WITH THEIR
DELIVERY CHARGE.FOR SECURITY REASONS AND TO ENSURE THAT THE
TRUNK BOX GET TO YOU SAFETLY,I WAS DEPOSITED IT IN THE NAME
OF BENIN NATIVE CLOTHS AND IT COVERED WITH BOND INSURANCE
WHICH MAKE IT IMPOSSIBLE TO BE OPEN TILL IT GET TO YOUR
HAND.ALL THIS IDEA IS FROM MARTHINS DAVE DIRECTOR WHOM
HELPED ME PACKAGED THE FUND IN BOX.DO NOT LET THE COMPANY OR
ANY BODY TO KNOW THE REAL CONTENT OF THE BOX TO AVOID
LOOSING OF THE BOX.

BELLOW IS THE CONTACT PERSON.
MR.FREDRICK SANCHEZ THE DIRECTOR.
Email(topchronooffice001@yahoo.fr)
OFFICE PHONE:+229-937-718-92
BELOW IS THE INFORMTION THEY REQUEST FROM YOU,
FULL NAME.............
ADDRESS............
AGE................
PHONE..............

INCLUDE YOUR PACKAGE REGISTERATION NO.No,27.2KGXX5 AND
DEPOSITED DATE,12OCT.2008 TO AVOID NOT DELIVER ANOTHER
PERSON PACKAGE TO YOU.
FINALLY,THE KEY OF THE BOX STILL WITH THE PAYING BANK.YOU
ARE TO CONTACT DR.MARTHINS DAVE ON HIS PHONE,0022998283043.I
PLEAD HIM TO SEND IT TO YOU,IF YOU NEED IT BEFORE THE
DELIVERY AND YOU HAVE TO MAKE GOOD ARRANGEMENT TO RECEIVE
YOUR COMPENSATION AS I PLAYED MY PART IN LINE AS YOUR
PARTNER INSTRUCTED ME BEFORE HIS TRAVEL.

BEST OF LUCK,

SECRETARY.BENARD KALU.

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