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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: Sat, 25 Oct 2008 06:58:17 +0300
Subject: Good News For You


Good day,

How are you today? I am writing to inform you that I have paid for the
delivery fee for your Draft Cheque. But the manager of Africa
Development Bank told me that before the check will get to you that it
will expire. So I told him to cash 1,500,000.00,one million five
hundred thousand US dollars, All the necessary arrangement to
delivering the funds in cash was made with WAN LI DA COURIER Company
today.

Be inform that there are some documents to be secured, The only fee
you have to send to them is 150USD One hundred and fifthy US dollars
only which will serve as their security keeping fee to enable them
deliver the parcel to you immediately. Do contact them and let me know
when you receive your fund, below is the needed information to enable
them deliver your fund to you immediately.

Contact them with information below and your deposited code number is
LCE/679/08 .....
COMPANY NAME: WAN LI DA COURIER EXTENSION
CONTACT DIRECTOR INCHARGE: MR NANA ABEY
CONTACT EMAIL:  wanlidercourier@hotmail.com
Telephone +233-206490891

You are to forward the following information's to them;
1. YOUR FULL NAME:
2. YOUR HOME ADDRESS:
3. YOUR CURRENT HOME TELEPHONE NUMBER:
4. CURRENT MAILING ADDRESS:

Do let me know immediately you receive your consignment that contain
your fund that I deposited in the WAN LI DA COURIER EXTENSION so that
we can share the joy together.
Best Regard,

Mrs.Joy Williams






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