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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: "Attn: Dear friend," (may be fake)
Reply-To: <citylinkdeliver@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 30 Jun 2011 11:49:59 +0800
Subject: Attn: Dear friend


Attn: Dear friend,

Good day, How are you today? I am writing to inform you that I have Paid for the delivery fee for your Fund $1.5 Million United state Dollar And all the necessary arrangement of delivering the $1.5 Million us dollar in cash was made with CITY LINK DELIVER SERVICE. Be inform that there are some documents to be secure.

Do contact them and let me know when you have receive your fund, below is the needed information to enable them deliver your fund to you immediately.

Company name...... CITY LINK DELIVER COURIER SERVICE
Contact person:...(KANE MARK)
Telephone...... +47031855615
Email ........( citylinkdeliver@gmail.com)

Send your contact information to them as it below to enable their diplomatic agent to locat you when he arrive in your country..

YOUR FULL NAME
YOUR HOME ADDRESS.
YOUR CURRENT HOME TELEPHONE NUMBER.
A COPY OF YOUR PICTURE
YOUR AGE AND SEX

Do let me know immediately you receive your consignment that consist your fund that i deposited in the so that we can share the joy together.

BEST REGARDS,

MR. JOMIE SUMA

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