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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: CHIMMA JOHN <chimmajohn32@gmail.com>
Reply-To: interpolplc087@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 14 Nov 2011 06:34:05 +0800 (SGT)
Subject: YOUR WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER.




Attention Dear,

I have Paid for the delivery fee for your Chaque Draft.but the manager of Eco Bank Benin told me that before the chaque will get to you that it will expire.So i told him to cash $4.6 Million all the necessary arrangement of delivering the $4.6 Million in cash was made with COURIER EXPRESS COMPANY PLC.Be inform that there are some documents to be secured.The only fee you have to send to them is the inssurrance fee to claims the affidavit which will enable them deliver the parcel to you immediately.So 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.

COURIER SOLUTION COMPANY PLC
DIRECTOR Dr.Anthony Robert
Telephone==+22998678910
EMAIL=== ( interpolplc087@gmail.com )
1.YOUR FULL NAME==================
2.YOUR HOME ADDRESS============
3.YOUR CURRENT HOME TELEPHONE NUMBER.===
4.A COPY OF YOUR PICTURE========
5.CURRENT MAILING ADDRESS====

Do let me know immediately you receive your consignment that consist-your fund that i deposited in the courier Express company so that we can share the joy together.BEST REGARD
Barrister Edwin Williams

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