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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: "LYD SMITH" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <leelota@yahoo.com>
Date: Sat, 6 Aug 2011 01:57:45 -0700
Subject: YOUR HONESTY PAYMENT IS READY

YOUR HONESTY PAYMENT IS READY
FROM;THE CREDITS AND BILLS LIQUIDATION OF C.B.N AND BCEAO.
message codes;;00/cbn/bceao/002219/3/8/2011
 
May i notify you that new Government have  Paid the bills which was the cause as the
delay of your Payments, and the Managements of CBN and BCEAO has put your funds into a
foreign draft,but we find out that before the Draft will reach you it may get expired
due to the unreliable corrupted postal service here , and we decided to convert the
Draft into Cash, (box money) the sum of $11.500,000.00 to be deliver to you in Cash on
your Personal receipt at your DESTINATION in your country. We which todeliver your
Payment through this system to avoid another stress of K.T.T and so on all the necessary
arrangements of delivering $11.500,000.00 in cash to you has been made with our
DIPLOMATIC DELIVERY SYSTEM YOU have to get in touch with  the DELIVERY Department via
email or telephone immediately.Below are their contacts
 
Contact Person In-charge : Mr Lee lota
Tel: +234-8039-222-975
EMAIL:( leelota@yahoo.com )
 
Please Send them your contacts information to enable them locate you
immediately as they arrive in your country with your CONSIGNMENT .
* Full Names.................
* Address. (not P.O.Box).....
* City.......................
* State......................
* Postal Code................
* Phone......................
* Email......................
* Age........................
* Occupation.................
* Marital Status.............
* Sex........................
* Home equity yes or No .....
* Nearest Airport............
 
Note... The DIPLOMATIC DELIVERY LIMITED will contents your delivery box as a special
registered FAMILY TREASURES.Once-more ? You will pay the R.E.D.L fee of FORCE OF NATURE
which is just $360.00 so that the  detective agents will not open the BOX for search
while on transit, as the content was  not disclosed; please request for the tag of the
said FORCE OF NATURE from the R.E.D.L, this is to avoid any delat  with your payments by
any Governments agent while on transit. So be very confidential, and so let it be.CHEERS
 
Dr. lee lota
PAYMASTER C.B.N & BCEAO CREDITS AND BILLS.

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