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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. WOODY TYLER." <officedesk---6742@att.net>
Reply-To: murray_james24@globomail.com
Date: Mon, 24 Jan 2011 13:25:17 -0800 (PST)
Subject: Attention: Dear Sir/ Madam,


Attention: Dear Sir/ Madam,    

 

I have been waiting for you since to contact me for your Confirmable
Bank Draft of $850,000 United States Dollars, but I did not hear from
you for a couple of Months now. Then I went to the bank to confirm if
the draft has expired or getting near to its expiring date, and one
Dr.Wilson Fred, the Director Bank of Africa told me that your bankdraft
would be expired before it gets to you at your destination due to the
expiring date written on it.

 

So I told him to convert the bankdraft to a cash payment to avoid
losing this funds under expiration as I will be out of the country for
a Three Months Course and I won't be back till the end of April, 2011.
So What you have to do now is to contact the SWIFT EXPRESS COURIER
SERVICE COMPANY as soon as possible to know when they will deliver your
Consignment to you because of the expiring date on it. For your
information,i have paid for the delivering Charge, Insurance premium,
etc.

 

The only money you will send to the SWIFT EXPRESS COURIER SERVICE
COMPANY to deliver your Consignment directly to your postal Address in
your country is ($50.00 USD) Ninety U.S Dollars only being for the
Security Keeping Fee of your consignment.  Again, don't be deceived by
anybody to pay any other money except $50.00 US Dollars.  I would have
paid that but they said no because they don't know when you will
contact them and in case of demurrage.

 

You have to contact them for the delivery of your Draft with this information bellow;   

 

1  Your Full Name:......

2, Your Delivery Address:...

3, Your Cell Phone Number:......Very Important.

4,Your Age:........

5,Your Country:...........Very Important.

6,Your OCUPATION:.......

7,Your Sex:.......    

 

Directors Name: MR. MURRAY JAMES.

Companys Name: SWIFT EXPRESS COURIER COMPANY 

Email Address: murray_james24@globomail.com

 

Finally, make sure that you reconfirm your Postal address and Direct
telephone number to them again to avoid any mistake on the Delivery and
ask them to give you the tracking number to enable you track your
package online and to know when it will get to you at your doorstep.

 

BELOW IS THE INFORMATION ON HOW TO MAKE THE PAYMENT OF $50.00 FOR THE SECURITY KEEPING OF YOUR PACKAGE.

 

RECEIVER'S NAME==== MR.UTE JOSEPH .

COUNTRY ====BENIN REPUBLIC

CITY==== COTONOU

TEXT QUESTION===LUCKY?

TEXT ANSWER===GOOD.

AMOUNT TO SEND== $50.00



As soon as you make the payment of the Security Keeping Fee, please
contact and write to them on E-mail to forward the MTCN ( 10 Digit
Number ) given to you at the Western Union payment centre for
verification of your payment.  

 

NOTE: The SWIFT EXPRESS COURIER COMPANY don't know the contents of the
Box. 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.

 

 

Yours Faithfully,

MR. WOODY TYLER.

 

 

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