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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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Fraud email example:

From: "Parcel Express Security Company" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mrjohnw11000@vista.aero>
Date: Sun, 17 Jan 2010 18:03:17 -0800
Subject: Custormers Service Hours--Monday To Sunday:Office Hours Monday To Saturday

PARCEL EXPRESS SECURITY COMPANY.
Victoria Island,lagos Nigeria.
Plot 8,Ahmed Way,
Victoria Island,Lagos Nigeria.
E-mail: mrjohnw11000@vista.aero
Contact Phone Number: +234 8025254563
DATE: 17/01/2010.

Custormers Service Hours--Monday To Sunday:Office Hours Monday To Saturday:


The Parcel Express Security Company are hereby passing an essential massage to all our valuable customers to be very careful while presenting their receivers residential address to avoid wrong delivery.

This is the Parcel Express Security Company mailing you as per your parcel that was brought to this company to be delivered to you by one Mrs.RoseMary Graham & Marcia Fert,along the delivery process there came a misunderstanding between you and the Nicon Insurance Company inregard of their request as per their insurance certificate which happens to be course of your parcel pending for the past one year.


Meanwhile we are hereby happy to inform you that the Parcel Express Security Company has finalized everything with the Nicon Insurance Company of Nigeria as the company organization has also listed 4 valuable parcel's to be intact in their office after the released of the parcel's from the Nicon insurance Company.

We are happy to inform you once again that your parcel that contain the sum of one million united state of America dollars is among the 4 parcel's listed which is now in our office so what you have to do now is to provide your delivery address to Parcel Express Security Company where you want your parcel delivered to you without hesitation with this e-mail(mrjohnw11000@vista.aero)


Meanwhile remember that the sender of this parcel Mrs. Rose Mary Graham & Marcia Fert still owes this company the sum of $105 usd before the incident occured, and now this company has spent the sum of $95 process of recovering back your parcel's so dear costurmer we once again appreciate your patronage in our favour.

And remember to forward your delivery details to them to avoid any problem and ask for your tracking number so as to track your parcel and know the status of your delivery and know when your parcel will get to you.

Name:
Address:
City:
Country:
Zip code:
Age:
Sex:
Contact phone number:
Nearest airport:


Without hesitations you are to pay the required sum of $200 usd via Western Union Money Transfer so that your parcel can be delivered to your residential address before it accumulate a demurrage after one week only,as you know your parcel is not just an ordinary parcel but with a huge sum amount of money and Ithink you understand what I mean by accumulating demurrages Which you will not allow to happen to your recovery parcel that was almost gone if not for the love our good God.


PAYMENT INFORMATION DETAILS TO BE USED IN SENDING THE FEE.


SENDERS NAME-------
RECIEVERS NAME------ DABO STEVEN
SENDERS COUNTRY-----
RECIEVERS COUNTRY----LAGOS NIGERIA.
TEXT QUESTION------------ In God
TEXT ANSWER---------------. We Trust
AMOUNT TO BE PAID---------$ 200 USD
AND ALSO WITH THE CONTROL NUMBER(MTCN)



Parcel Express is one of the world's great success stories, the start-up that revolutionized the delivery of packages and information. In the past 30
years,we've grown up and grown into a diverse family of companies -a Parcel Express that's bigger, stronger, better than ever.


WAITING TO READ YOUR E-MAIL.
YOURS AFFECTIONATLY.
MR ALI MARK

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