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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: oficefile@neu.com.cn (may be fake)
Date: Tue, 5 Jan 2010 14:45:26 +0100
Subject: CONTACT THEM AND GET BACK TO ME has forwarded a page to you from Boris Tchoubanoff

CONTACT THEM AND GET BACK TO ME thought you would like to see this page from the Boris Tchoubanoff web site.
Message from Sender:

Good Day,

I have register your Bank Draft. but the manager of Bank OF ENGLAND told
me that before the check will get to you that it will expire. So I told
him to cash $1.500,000.00 all the necessary arrangement of delivering the
$1.500,000.00 in cash was made with Mayland Logistics Courier
Service. This is the information you will use to contact them for
delivering of your package to you with Mayland Logistics Courier
Service

NOW CONTACT THEM WITH THIS INFORMATION.
Mayland Logistics Courier Service
72-73 Mills Street, Accra- Ghana
Hot line: +233-24-1776501
PERSON TO CONTACT: Dir. Mr.Lordson Khophy
E-mail: lordsonkhoph@live.com

Please, Send them your contacts information to able them locate you
immediately they arrived in your country with your BOX This is what they
need from you.

1.YOUR FULL NAME:__________________
2.YOUR HOME ADDRESS:______________
3.YOUR CURRENT HOME TELEPHONE NUMBER:__________
4.YOUR CURRENT OFFICE TELEPHONE:__________
5.A COPY OF YOUR PICTURE:________
6.COMPANY REGISTRATION NO: EG58945.
7.CODE NO: 0140479.

Note that this is there E-mail contact ( lordsonkhoph@live.com ) Please make
sure you send this needed info’s to the Director general of Mayland Logistics Courier Service with the
address given to you. TAKE NOTE: Mayland Logistics Courier Service,
don't know the contents of the Box. I registered it as a Box of an FILM
MATERIAL. They don't know that the contents is money. This is to avoid
them delaying with the Box. Don't let them know that is money that is in
that Box.

Thanks and Remain Blessed.
Mr. Ken Mills (Esq.)

Celebrated French artist, Boris Tchoubanoff, is known for his romantic style of painting, titled “Romantic Impressionism”. Boris draws much inspiration from painters such as Monet, Sargent, Sorolla, Zorn & Fechin. Born in Saint-Petersburg, recipient of diploma of architecture from Imperial Academy of Arts of Saint-Petersburg.


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