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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: "Mr.Usman Bello" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <davidkkuk@yahoo.co.jp>
Date: Sun, 28 Feb 2010 11:19:33 -0800
Subject: NOTIFICATION

The New Chief Controller of Murtala Mohammed International Airport Lagos, Nigeria
PO Box 4563.
Murtalla Mohammed Airport, Lagos.

Attn: The Beneficiary,

Congratulation GOD has done it for you this time your consignment and your ATM Card is leaving on Thursday night to your in country with the Government Delivery Officer that has immunity coverage he is from (Earthlink Delivery- Express Courier Services).

We have been waiting for him to arrive because he is the only Delivery officer in this country that's has immunity coverage to any consignment all over the world.

Please make sure you will be in your address on next week Thursday Morning to receive your consignment because he will not take any delay from you if you are not in your address because no custom has right to delay him more than 10.minutes so please be there in your address. I also want you to reconfirm me your delivery address where you want your consignment and your ATM Card to be delivered again to be sure to avoid any mistake with your consignment.

He will arrived next week Thursday Morning by the grace of GOD. Again reconfirm me your delivering address where you want your ATM Card and your Consignment to be delivered do that immediately. ones Again make sure you will be in your address on Thursday morning please because the delivery officer will not like to be delay at all.

And for your information all your peepers are in order and complete including your airway bill but the Delivery Officer is talking about (Trukpa Trukpa) Document which is Global Certificate that will cover your ATM Card and your consignment to avoid any problem or delay in your Airport, the (Trukpa Trukpa Document).

Note:Please make sure you will be in your address on next week Thursday morning very important because he will be at your door step take note, make sure you check your consignment and your ATM Card very well the amount of funds in your consignment is US$3,500,000.00 dollars,and there is small Gold in the Small Box. and make sure you print your clearing information's out because is very very important. I will also send you the delivery officer Contact details.

Call me immediately you received this mail. So see the security and clearing information's for your consignment see it Below. This is 100% Guarantee take note .

Find below the clearing information's and security code numbers to your consignment with the Delivery officer from ( Earthlink Delivery Express Courier Service).

1. Source of merchandise - personal treasure
2. Code de depot - 0061/BX/SH/009
3. Code de transaction - ASDCS/00317/09
4. Code de reference - A001/LMDEDIOULD/719
5. Code de security - BX/SHW/0031283407/XX/09
6. No of merchandise - 1.

To open the consignment -the big box use this number -52546514.The small box use this number -03174322.

Call me immediately on is +234 7063053036 you receive my email. Please no mistake. Good Luck.

I wait to hear from you as soon as possible.

Best Regards,

Mr.Usman Bello.
Office of Chief Controller
Lagos, Nigeria

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