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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, 05 Nov 2008 15:28:04 +0100
Subject: USD$800,000





Atten...

How are you today? I am writing to inform you that I have Paid the fee fo=
r your Cheque Draft. And I went to the Bank to confirm if the Cheque has =
expired or getting near to expire and Mr. Williams Zuma the Director of B=
oad Bank (www.boad.org) told me that before the Cheque will get to your h=
and that it will Expire.

So I told him to cash the USD$800,000 DOLLARS to cash payment to avoid lo=
sting this funds. However, all the necessary arrangement of delivering th=
e funds DOLLARS in cash was made, Mr. Williams Zuma the Director of Finan=
cial Boad Bank Benin have to package the sum of USD$800,000 DOLLARS in ca=
sh for me. Then he also agreed to help me to Register the Consignment wit=
h Global Trust Diplomatic Company. Infact I thank God very much, every th=
ing goes normally.

As for our agreement with the Global Trust Diplomatic Company they promis=
ed that your consignment will leave This Week to your country, But the Di=
rector of the Global Trust Diplomatic Company said that they need your co=
ntacts informations to enable them meet up with you immediately their Dip=
lomat Agent arrived to your Country.

Director: DR. SAMUEL UBAH
EMAIL: beninrepublic@live.com
Number: 00229-93235873
Send them your contacts information to enable them locate you immediately=
they arrived in your country with your consignment.

Please make sure you send this needed info's to the Director General of b=
eninrepublic@live.com DR. SAMUEL UBAH with the address given to you.Note.=
The Global Trust Diplomatic Company don't know the contents of the Box. I=
registered it as a BOX of an Africa Books. They don't know it contents m=
oney. this is to avoid them delaying with the BOX. Don't let them know th=
at is money that is in that Box.I am waiting for your urgent response.

Yours Sincerely,
Mr. Davis Mark

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