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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: "Barrister Donald.A" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <payment1122@fastwebmail.it>
Date: Thu, 8 Apr 2010 11:40:39 -0700
Subject: DELIVERY NOTIFICATION IN FAVOU

ATM MASTER CARD with the DAUDEEN COURIER COMPANY with your previous information as you listed it
that time.
I have paid to them their delivery charges & insurance coverage fee, the only fee to be paid again is their security safe keeping fee of $150 dollars only would have paid that but they said no because they don't know when you will contact them and in case of demurrage.
I will be traveling to IRAQ to see my boss and I will not come back till next month,Therefore I will advise you to contact the track n trace shipment officer with his contact information as listed below for the avoidance of
increase of their security safe keeping fee.
Note that I packaged the ATM MASTER CARD inside a magazine where nobody will notice the content, I also told the shipment officer Dr Khalid Divya, that it is ordinary African magazine I want to deliver to my friend abroad to avoid further delay unless you delay to send their security safe keeping fee.
Make sure you contact him through this Email Address:
dd.cou.comp@blumail.org
Below is the shipment officer contact information including his email address with the parcel reference number, note that without you indicating your parcel number as listed below the DAUDEEN COURIER COMPANY will not listen to you
they will be imagining if you want to steal another persons parcel.
Attention: Dr Khalid Divya Shipment Officer Of DAUDEEN COURIER COMPANY.
E-mail: dd.cou.comp@blumail.org
Tel: +234-8038023357
Shipment Code: D&C/PARCEL/0567
Parcel Number: PN0092
Also below is the information they need to deliver the ATM MASTER CARD in form of African Magazine to your address, this is to avoid wrong delivery as i already gave them your delivery address but you have to re-confirm it to
them ok.
Full name......................
Home address............
Country....................
Telphone...............
Please make sure the information is complete as they promised that once they receive their security safe keeping fee within 2 to 3 working days the magazine will arrived your door step according to the shipment officer.
Once again, the DAUDEEN COURIER COMPANY do not know the content of the parcel, I registered it as an African magazine they don't know it contains ATM MASTERCARD inside, this is to avoid them delaying the delivery and
besides I don't want you to lose your inheritance funds.
Your ATM MASTER CARD withdrawing access pin code number is (9774) take note,once you receive the card you take it to any cash point around your area and sllotten it and enter the pin code for withdrew al, the amount you are to
withdrew per day is USD$15,000. (Fiftheen Thousand Dollars)
each day. Also ask them on how you are to make the payment for the security fee to them so they can effect immediate delivery on your parcel.
Remain blessed and enjoy your funds.
Thanks.
Barrister Donald.

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