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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: Cui Wayne <waynecui@yahoo.com.cn>
Reply-To: quiclinuniexdelivery@globomail.com
Date: Wed, 10 Nov 2010 03:48:03 +0800 (CST)
Subject: HSBC BANK PACKAGE $5.950M













HSBC
BANK
INCONJUCTION WITH
UNITED NATIONS.
www.un.org.bj
  
Good Day.
 
The UNITED NATIONS IN Affiliation with
HSBC BANK have agreed to compensate you with the sum of US$5,950,000.00, for
self support.This is regarding the draws he organized before he left the office
to help individuals to own a self charity organization also for your to build
your Personal Company/organization so as to help the less privileged
children.

 
This includes every foreign contractors that
may have not received their contract, inheritance sum, and people that have had
an unfinished transaction or international businesses that failed due to
Government problems and the World financial Crisis etc. We found your name in
the list of those who are to benefit from these compensation exercise and that
is why we are contacting you.
 
I'm obliged to inform you that I have Paid
the fee for the Compensation award Bank Draft Cheque, for self support, 
Mr.Allen Thomas the Director of HSBC BANK told me that before the cheque will
get to your hand that it will expire. So I told him to cash the $5.950,000.00,
to cash payment to avoid losing this funds under expiration as I will be out of
the country for a 3 Months Course and I will not come back ealier 2011. What you
have to do now is to contact the TNT Express Courier
(tnt.tntt@deliveryman.com
) as soon as possible to
know when they will deliver your Consignment package to you immediatey.For your
information, I have paid for the yellow tag fee  and delivery Charge.
 
The only money you will send to the TNT
Courier to deliver your Consignment Package direct to your postal Address in
your country is US$115 only being Security Keeping Fee for the TNT Courier
Service so far. I would have paid that but they said no because they don't know
when you will contact them and in case of dumourrage on your Package with
them.
 
Please write a letter of application to the given address
below:
 
Company Name: TNT EXPRESS COURIER
Manager. kessier
Febian
Email: tnt.tntt@deliveryman.com

Contact Tel: +229-99 85 73 20
 
Finally, make sure
that you reconfirm your Postal address....,nearest local and international
airport..., Direct telephone number..... contact address.... and Your Passport
or Driver's licence.... to avoid wrong delivery, they will issue you a delivery
code#, to enable you track your consignment box and know when it will get to
your address.
 
Let me repeat again, try to contact them as soon as you
receive this mail to avoid any further delay and remember to pay them their
Security Keeping fee of $115.00 for their immediate action to deliver urgently.
Note this. The TNT Courier don't know the contents of the Box Package. I
registered it as a BOX of Africa cloths. They did not know the contents was
money. this is to avoid them delaying with the BOX.  Don't let them know that
box contains money ok.
 
We are sorry for the past
inconvieneces
 
Regards,
Dr Ms Wayne
HSBC BANK
CC
DEPT
www.un.org.bj




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