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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: adams smith <adamssmth865@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 2 Aug 2011 10:05:54 +0100
Subject: Call the Director of Trans Link Diplomatic Courier, after reading the attached.


Good day, how are you today? I am writing to inform you that I have Paid the
fee for your Cheque Draft. And I went to the bank to confirm if the Cheque
has expired or getting near to expire and Mr.Ahmed Zafa the Director of
Financial Trust Bank told me that before the cheque will get to your hand
that it will expire. So I told him to cash the $2.700,000.00 USD UNITED
STATES DOLLARS to cash payment to avoid lossing this funds. However, all the
necessary arrangement of delivering the $2.700,000.00 USD UNITED STATES
DOLLARS in cash was made with Trans Link Diplomatic Courier here London U.K.
,Mr.Ahmed Zafa the Director of Financial Trust Bank London have to package
the sum of $2.700,000.00 USD in cash for me.

Then he also agreed to help me to Register the Consignment with Trans Link
Diplomatic Courier. Infact I thank God very much for all the movement I
made, every thing goes normally.As for our agreement with the Trans Link
Diplomatic Courier they promised that your consignment will leave this
Country on friday this week,But the Director of the Trans Link Diplomatic
Courier said that they need your contacts informations to enable them meet
up with you immediately the Diplomat Agent arrived to your Country. Please
write a letter of application to the given address below.

Attn: Dr. Nelson .
Email: bibianelson@hotmail.com
Telphone: +447024056415

Please, Send them your contacts information to enable them locate you
immediately they arrived in your country with your BOX .This is what they
need from you.
SEE ABOVE:
1.FULL NAME ------------------------
2.HOME ADDRESS.-----------------------
3.OCCUPATION-------
4.PHONE NUMBER.----------------
5.CURRENT CEL-PHONE.-------------------
6.COPY OF YOUR PASSPORT:-----------------
7.AGE--------

Please make sure you send this needed information to the Director general of
TRANS LINK DIPLOMATIC COURIER Dr. Mrs Bibian Nelson with the address given
to you. Note.The Trans Link Diplomatic Courier don't know the contents of
the Box. I registered it as a BOX of an Africa clothes. They don't know it
contents money. this is to avoid them delaying with the BOX. don't let them
know that is money that is in that Box.I am waiting for your urgent
response. You can even call the Director of Trans Link Diplomatic Courier.

Thanks and Remain Blessed,
Best Regards,
Prof Nicolas Wealthy

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