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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: "Rev Dr.James kakah Esq." <rosalineherbort@yahoo.com.ph>
Reply-To: tntcourier33@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Tue, 15 Nov 2011 05:04:23 +0800 (SGT)
Subject: ALL THE NECESSARY ARRANGEMENT OF DELIVERING OF YOUR CONSIGNMENT




Good day My Dear,

How are you today? I am writing to inform you that I went to the bank to confirm if the Cheque has expired or getting near to expire and Mr.Mohamed Laborta 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 your $2.8Million UNITED STATES DOLLARS to cash payment to avoid lasting this funds.However, all the necessary arrangement of delivering

the $2.8Million UNITED STATES DOLLARS in cash was made with DIPLOMATIC COURIER SERVICE COMPANY here in Cotonou Benin Republic,  Mr.Mohamed Laborta the Director of   Financial Trust Bank Cotonou have package the sum of $2.8Million in cash for me. Then he also agreed to help me to Register the Consignment with the TNT courier company to deliver to you  through their

DIPLOMATIC Agent.In fact I thank God very much for all the movement I  made, every thing goes normally. As for our agreement with the TNT courier company BENIN they promised that your  consignment will leave this Country any moment next week,But the Director of the TNT courier company said that they need your contacts information to enable them meet up with you immediately their Company Diplomat Agent arrived to your Country.Please write a letter of application to the given address below.

ATTN: DR.FRANK WILLIAMS
TEl:(+229) 682 202 28
EMAIL:( tntcourier33@yahoo.co.uk )
 
Send them your contacts information to able them locate you immediately they arrived in your country with your BOX.
 
1.YOUR FULL NAME:______
2.YOUR HOME ADDRESS:_____
3.YOUR CURRENT HOME TELEPHONE NUMBER:_____
4.YOUR CURRENT OFFICE TELEPHONE:________
5.A COPY OF YOUR PICTURE:______
6.YOUR COUNTRY:_______
7.YOUR AGE:______
8.YOUR OCCUPATION:______
 
Please make sure you send this needed info’s to the Director General of TNT courier  COMPANY DR.FRANK WILLIAMS with the address given to you. Note.The Diplomat Agent don't know the contents of the Box. I registered it as a BOX of an Africa cloths. 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 to avoid delaying with it.I am waiting for your urgent response. You can even call the Director of DIPLOMATIC COURIER SERVICE COMPANY with this line: (+229) 682 202 28
 
Thanks and Remain Blessed.
Rev Dr.James kakah Esq.

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