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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)
Reply-To: ibcdispatchofficerfirm4@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 24 Oct 2008 16:45:05 GMT
Subject: You Have A Delivery Package!!!!!!




Dear Winner=2C =


Your email addresses was selected has one the lucky winner of the sum of=
(200=2C000 GBP) in the VODAFONE LOTTERY SWEEPSTAKES AWARD =

2008=2Ccontact our Claims agent with the information below for clearance=
=2E Please note that your Original Certificate and your Certified bank =

cheque has been forwarded to the courier company=2E =

INTERNATIONAL BONDED COURIERS (IBC) ADDRESS OF (ENGLAND) HEAD OFFICE=3A =
IBC Complex=2C 363 Stockley Close=2C West Drayton=2C Middlesex UB7 9BL=2C=
England=2E =

NAME=3AMR=2E KEN BILL(Handling Officer) =

EMAIL=3A ibcdispatchofficerfirm1=40gmail=2Ecom
TEL =3A +447011128668 =

FAX =3A +448700684659 =

Note=3A You are advised to send the courier company a mail to their ema=
il address for their courier cost=2E Make sure you copy the e-mail addre=
ss =

correctly to be sure you are sending the Courier Company an e-mail to th=
e right e-mail address=2E When contacting them=2Cyou are to include this=
order =

number as your subject=2EPlease you are adviced to write down the order =
number and save it=2E =

ORDER NUMBER=3AGOV562785 =

1=2EFull Names=3A=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E
2=2EContact Address=3A=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E
3=2ESex=3A=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E =

4=2EAge=3A=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E
5=2EMarital Status=3A=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E
6=2EOccupation=3A=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E =

7=2ETelephone Number=3A=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E
=2E8=2ECountry=3A=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E
=2E9=2EOrder Number=3A =

Yours Faithfully=2C =

Mr Zdena Tajchnerov=E1 =

Online Co-ordinator=2E

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