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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: Mrs Chioma <chiomamusa@yahoo.cn>
Date: Wed, 11 May 2011 21:23:23 +0800 (CST)
Subject: Attn : Customer, respond to us now


>From The Desk of Dr, PETER EZE,
General Manager,
Global Courier Company
Direct Tel: +234 706-952-2448
E-mail: glocscourier@w.cn

Attn : Customer,

Good day,

I AM DR. PETER OKE EZE, General Manager to the global courier company.
The attached passport was scan in my office where I was serving
verification documents to the White men Mr Elcanyo Robertson and Mr Wilbur
  Dixon who is calming to be your lawyer, stormed my office in with the
Black Gentleman The black man Mr. Fred
Johnson claimed to be your representative and the supervisory Engineer
that supervised and certified your money execution that was shifted
from the previous Paying Institute to the GLOBAL (OUR GLOBAL)

Because of their inability to have paid it at the agreed time.
They said that you were dead and before your death, you appointed them
as the next of kin to your contract/inherited fund presently under our
custody this man and the black gentleman quickly applied that your
Inherited fund should be presented to them at the spot.

The Official responsible for the presentation of consignment quickly
granted approvals to their application and packaged the fund for them
to go with it. When the African Development Bank Debit Note was
submitted to my desk for final Approvals before forwarding it to them
for endorsement, I noticed that there are discrepancies as there was
no evidence of authorization letter from you for the change of
beneficiary. I urgently summoned the

Official responsible for the presentation of the consignment and
directed him to stop the movement of the funds and at the same time
placed a stop order instruction on the funds pending when your views
and comments are received with regards to this matter.

Please study the attached passport and call me urgently for your
comments which will be highly appreciated, but we will not hesitate to
continue the payment transmission to them if no response comes from
you.
Immediately as your silence will be a clear indication that you
authorized them to effect the above changes.

All fees has been pay by them  sum of 2,820 Euro

The only money you have to pay is (Release Order Sign Fee which is 125 Euro only)

SEND THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION:

1. FULL NAME -----
2. PHONE AND FAX NUMBER-----
3. YOUR ADDRESS ------
4. YOUR AGE AND CURRENT OCCUPATION-----
5. A COPY OF YOUR IDENTIFICATION-----

Best Regards,
Dr. PETER OKE EZE
Direct Tel: +234 706-952-2448
E-mail: glocscourier@w.cn
Director global courier company.

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