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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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Fraud email example:

From: "Acct. lawrance Eze" <arnorld------joh4@att.net>
Date: Mon, 14 Mar 2011 20:30:03 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: CONTACT ADEX COURIER COMPANY BENIN BRANCH OFFICE.




Attn: Dear Sir/Madam,
 
I have been waiting for you to come down here and pick your $3.500,000.00USD but I did not hear from you then I went and deposited the $3.500,000.00Million US Dollars as a Consignment box with ADEX COURIER COMPANY BENIN BRANCH. Because I am traveling to Dubai and I will not come back till next month end. I want you to contact the ADEX COURIER COMPANY BENIN BRANCH, to know when they will deliver your consignment box to you. Please I want to let you know that the director is the only person that knows the content of your consignment box and no body else knows about this only Dr. Mark Dibor the director So please do waste no time in contacting them with the below information.  I have paid for the delivery fee so the only money you have to send to them now is their security keeping fee of your consignment about $105.00. Please i will advice you to be friendly with Dr. Mark Dibor the director because he alone have the idea of the content of your consignment.
Also be informed that I did not give him the key of the box so please take note that as soon as they deliver the consignment use this CODE NUMBERS TO OPEN THE BOX TO KNOW IF THE 3.5MILLION USD IS INTACT AND COMPLETE.THE BOX CODE IS 4475855 AND I WANT YOU TO KEEP THIS CODE NUMBERS CONFIDENTIAL IN YOUR HOME, SO THAT ANOTHER PERSON WILL NOT GET USE TO THE CODE, MAY GOD BLESS YOU AND YOUR FAMILY.
 
CONTACT PERSON;DR. MARK DIBOR,
DIRECTOR ADEX COURIER COMPANY BENIN BRANCH.
CONTACT PHONE/FAX 229-994 966 16
E-mail: (adexcourierc@yahoo.com)
 
Try to contact them as soon as possible to avoid increasing the security keeping fee I gave them your delivering address but you have to reconfirm it to them again to avoid any mistake in delivery, reconfirm below information to the company immediately and tell them to send you the airway bill receipt as soon as you send them the security fee. I would have paid the security fee for you but they said no because they dont know when you will contact them so please they are waiting for you to contact them with your information to avoid mistake in delivery. And let them know also that they should waste no time in sending the tracking number of your consignment so that you can be able to track it and know when it will arrive your country.
 
Your Full Name-----------------------
Your Address---------------------------
Home telephone---------------------
Office telephone---------------------
Your picture---------------------------
Please always call them to know the condition of the box because you know the content,so please let it be very important to you so try and do everything possible to make sure that this box gets to your home with out any delay. Regards,
Acct. lawrance Eze

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