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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: "speedway courier company" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <speedway_c@rocketmail.com>
Date: Sun, 16 Aug 2009 04:15:30 +0100
Subject: SPEEDWAY COURIER SERVICE LTD



SPEEDWAY COURIER SERVICE LTD
Metro Plaza, Plot 991/992
Zakari Maimalari Street
Cadastral Zone AO,
Central Business District
Tel; (00229)97838396
E-mail; speedway_c@rocketmail.com

IT WAS NICE SPEAKING WITH YOU TODAY,
This Company has been waiting for your receiving address to enable us complete the delivery of your Cashier? Cheque valued of Us$950, 000, 00 to you. Because the Federal Ministry of Finance in conjunction with ECOWAS head office in Benin that approved and signed the Cheque on your name has already paid for all the delivering and insurance fees, but the deposited package has already accumulate demurrage charge only $340, and if you did not contact our company from now to 4 working days the package will continue to attracts more additional demurrage charges, because the package was deposited here since on 14th April 2009.
Be aware that the Federal Ministry of Finance in conjunction with ECOWAS head office done this offer to compensate all the foreign beneficiaries that have lost some money during their transaction in Africa from 2006 to 2009. And your E-mail Address was in among listed Addresses
Please you are expected to contact us immediately through below email address to enable us commence action and complete our obligation with the delivery of your parcel to you, this is because further delay will attract more additional terminal demurrage charges or loosing of the package.
Finally, you have to reconfirm to us once more your full information such as your complete name, phone number and residential address to avoid mistake in the delivery.

Call me Immediately you receive This message (+229)97838396

Yours Faithfully
Mr. Celestine Lawso.
(GM)SPEEDWAY COURIER SERVICE LTD

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