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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.WALTER CASPER" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <waltercasper009@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 8 Oct 2010 19:30:28 -0700
Subject: ATTN: MY GOOD FRIEND PEACE BE UNTO YOU!!!

ATTN: MY GOOD FRIEND,

I AM MR.WALTER CASPER A SENIOR STAFF WITH THE CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA(CBN),ALSO DIRECTOR
WORLD BANK DELEGATES IN WEST AFRICA. I AM WRITING YOU THIS LETTER BECAUSE COOL PENNY IS BETTER THAN MILLIONS OF DOLLARS.

IT IS BETTER FOR ONE TO LIVE AND DIE A POOR HONEST MAN THAN A RICH DISHONEST ONE.I AND THE
CHIEF SECURITY OFFICER (CSO) OF OUR BANK HAVE ARRANGED WITH AN OFFICER IN THE COMPUTER
SECTION OF THIS BANK, ENGINEER CHUKA ILOH TO BRING OUT PART OF YOUR TOTAL CONTRACT SUM
AMOUNTING TO FIVE MILLION US DOLLARS.

WHY WE DID THIS,IS BECAUSE ACCORDING TO INFORMATION GATHERED FROM THE BANKS COMPUTER, YOU
HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR A LONG TIME TO RECEIVE YOUR MONEY WITHOUT SUCCESS. AS I FOUND OUT
THAT YOU HAVE ALMOST MET ALL THE STATUTORY REQUIREMENTS OF THE CBN IN RESPECT OF YOUR
CONTRACT PAYMENT,YOUR PROBLEM IS THAT OF INTEREST GROUPS.

A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE INTERESTED IN YOUR PAYMENT AND THOSE PEOPLE ARE MERELY DOING PAPER WORK
WITH YOU AND THAT EXPLAINS WHY YOU RECEIVE FAXES,EMAILS AND PHONE MESSAGES FROM DIFFERENT
PEOPLE EVERYDAY.ALSO WE FOUND OUT THAT SOME OF THE OFFICIALS OF VARIOUS PARASTATALS HAVE
BEEN EXTORTING A LOT OF MONEY FROM YOU IN THE PRETEXT OF HELPING YOU RECEIVE YOUR MONEY,I
CAN ASSURE YOU THAT THIS MAY LAST FOR YEARS YET NOTHING WOULD HAPPEN IF YOU DO NOT DO AWAY
WITH THOSE OFFICERS THAT YOU CALL YOUR PARTNERS.

I AM WILLING TO HELP YOU GET YOUR MONEY BUT PLEASE FOR SECURITY REASONS DO NOT TELL ANYBODY
THAT YOU HAVE YOUR MONEY UNTIL YOU RECEIVE CASH AT YOUR DOORSTEP.THE MONEY IS IN TWO
SECURITY-PROOF BOXES WEIGHING 10KG EACH, THAT IS 20KG FOR THE TWO BOXES, YESTERDAY WE WENT
TO FOUR COURIER SERVICE TO MAKE ARRANGEMENTS ON HOW TO SHIP THEM BY COURIER SERVICE TO
YOU.DHL, EMS, FEDEX AND ISA, ALL SAID THAT THEY MUST OPEN THE BOXES FOR INSPECTION BY THE
CUSTOMS BEFORE SHIPMENT. THIS IS SOMETHING WE WANT TO AVOID BECAUSE THE BOXES WERE PADDED
WITH MACHINE. WE TOLD THE COURIER SERVICE THAT THE BOXES CONTAINS PHOTOGRAPHIC AND FILM
MATERIALS AND WHEN OPENED WILL LOOSE ITS EFFICACY. WE DID NOT DECLARE MONEY BECAUSE COURIER
SERVICE DOES NOT CARRY MONEY.

TODAY A FRIEND OF MINE WHO IS A CHRISTIAN LIKE ME DISCLOSED TO ME THAT THERE IS A COURIER
SERVICE THEY USE TO SEND PACKAGES AND INFORMATION FROM ONE COUNTRY TO ANOTHER, AND THE
COURIER SERVICE CAN DELIVER THE PACKAGE ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD AND CANNOT BE INSPECTED BY
ANY CUSTOMS ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD.THE NAME OF THE COURIER SERVICE IS NOBLE SECURITY COURIER
COMPANY (NDSCC).I WILL MEET WITH THEM AS SOON AS I HAVE YOUR GO AHEAD ORDER.THE COURIER
SERVICE WILL HELP ME SO WE DO NOT HAVE ANY PROBLEM.WE HAVE CONCLUDED THAT YOU MUST
COMPENSATE US WITH FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS AS SOON AS YOU RECEIVE YOUR
MONEY. TO THIS EFFECT, YOU WILL SEND US A PROMISSORY NOTE FOR FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED
STATES DOLLARS ALONG WITH YOUR ADDRESS FOR SENDING THE BOXES BY COURIER. PLEASE MAINTAIN
TOPMOST SECRECY AS IT MAY CAUSE A LOT OF PROBLEMS IF FOUND OUT THAT WE ARE USING THIS WAY
TO HELP YOU,DO NOT EVER TELL ANYBODY ABOUT THIS UNTIL YOU HAVE YOUR MONEY.

I WANT TO HELP YOU BECAUSE OF THE PERCENTAGE YOU WILL GIVE ME FOR ASSISTING YOU.WHEN YOU
CONCLUDE WITH THIS AND YOU SEND OUR PROMISE, WE WILL HELP TO SHIP PART OF YOUR MONEY TO
YOU.FURNISH US WITH THE BELOW INFORMATIONS,

(A) YOUR FULL NAME
(B) YOUR RECEIVING ADDRESS WHERE YOU WISH THE CONSIGNMENT TO BE DELIVERED
(C) YOUR PRIVATE PHONE/CELL NUMBERS

GOD IS WITH US AS WE WAIT FOR YOUR REPLY.

YOURS FAITHFULLY,
MR.WALTER CASPER.

E-MAIL:mrwalterc@gmail.com

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