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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: Diplomat mjames knight <tototapita@rediffmail.com>
Reply-To: jamesknight16@hotmail.com
Date: Fri, 22 Apr 2011 23:32:04 +0100 (BST)
Subject: Dear Beneficiary.




Dear Beneficiary.

I’m diplomat James knight, I have been trying to reach you on your telephone about an hour now just to inform you about my successful arrival in John F. Kennedy International Airport with your Parcel that contain your ATM DEBIT CARD worth $850, 000, USD which I have been instructed by ECOWAS COURIER DELIVERY COMPANY to be delivered to you.

The Airport authority demanded for all the legal back up papers to prove to them that the fund is no way related with drug nor fraud money, I have presented the papers I handed it to them and they are very much pleased with the paper’s I presented, but the only thing that is still keeping me here is the Airport delivery Yellow Tag which is not placed on the boxes, one of the Airport Authority has advise that we get the delivery Yellow tag so that I can exit the airport immediately and make my delivery successful to you.

I try to reason with them and they stated the delivery Yellow tag will cost us just $100 Dollars only to get the two tag placed on the boxes as that tag will enable me get to your house successfully without any interference, they have scanned your Parcel and found out that the fund is 100 %OK and accepted by any bank in the whole world.

Please try and reach me with my international roaming number + 229 97068568 as I can not afford to spend more time here due to other delivery I have to take care of in Bangkok. I will provide you the papers backing the parcel together with my ID CARD. I have more vital paper with me but I can only present you the hard copy when I reach your house as that it’s the diplomatic rules, such as authorization to deliver. operationdept1
You can direct the tag fee to our Head Office as they will get it there for you and they are entitled to receive and make any payment to foreign countries authority. get back to me in my private email; (jamesknight16@hotmail.com)

Send the $100 through western union office Or Money Gram with this informations below.

Receiver ......Marcel Owurah
City......Benin republic.
Amount $100
Text Question.A+B
Answer ….C
SENDER NAME........
MTCN......

Kindly get back to me as soon as you made the payment

Best Regard    
Diplomat mjames knight

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