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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: "Frank James" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <frankjames4jp@yahoo.co.jp>
Date: Tue, 17 Aug 2010 14:50:16 -0700
Subject: Please contact Super Esprit Courier Services immediately for your package

Greetings. I waited for you to get in contact with me for your ATM VISA CARD Loaded with the sum of $650,000,hence I deposited it with s ACCESS COURIER AND EXPRESS DELIVERY SERVICES. Note that i have already paid for the delivery charges and insurance certificate but they did not allow me to pay for the security keeping fee because they don't know when you will be contacting them, the security keeping fee is $120.Contact the Dispatch. Director:DR Ken Mills. with the following information's: First name: Last Name: Telephone:address. Dispatch Director:Dr Ken Mills. Email Address: ghaaccesstrustdelivery@executivemail.co.za Yours Sincerely, Mr.Frank James.

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