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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: "MIDNITE COURIER SERVICE INT'L" <oscar@hatzerim.org.il>
Reply-To: beniksmith009@yahoo.cn
Date: Fri, 12 Aug 2011 04:52:10 +0300 (IDT)
Subject: Your Package Is Now In The USA





MIDNITE COURIER SERVICE INT'L
300 N. OAK STREET
LOS ANGELES, CA 90302
Phone: 617-340-2674


Dear Customer,

Our company received your parcel for dispatch to you, the parcel was
confirmed to contain a Certified Bank Draft of $1.5 Million United States
Dollars. We intend to help you get your parcel at your door step as our
dispatch team under our supervision will deliver your parcel to you, once
you comply with our directives and settle the shipping authorization and
confirmation fee which amount the sum of $250.

Note that the authorization and confirmation fee will be paid to our
office in Alabama, USA through western union money transfer and once we
confirm the payment, your parcel will be dispatch to your doorstep ASAP.

We want you to forward and reconfirm your Full Contact Information by
providing the information as requested below;

Full Name:-----------------------
Contact Address:-----------------
Mobile Number:-------------------
Tel Number:----------------------
Fax Number:----------------------
D.O.B:---------------------------
Occupation:----------------------

Below is the receiving officer's information and the payment will be made
as instructed below through Western Union Money Transfer;

Receiving Officer's Identity

Name: Edgar Walker
Country: South birmingham, Alabama, USA.
MTCN Number:
Your Recent Phone Number:

Payment should be made via any Western Union Money Transfer outlet in your
located destination. We wait to receive your payment details so we can
dispatch your parcel to your doorstep.


Regards,
BENIK MCKAIL-SMITH
E-mail: beniksmith009@yahoo.cn

MIDNITE COURIER SERVICE INT'L
300 N. OAK STREET
LOS ANGELES, CA 90302
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