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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: "Dr. James Egobiah" <deskofficiall@sify.com>
Date: Tue, 22 Nov 2011 21:04:07 +0800 (SGT)
Subject: Shippment


Good Morning, 



I am contacting you again  because am in charge for your outstanding 
package that was ship this afternoon . yes it is our responsibility to 
deliver the transfer to your end  according  to your instruction  either
by  wire transfer or by issuance of ATM card.this is  a new payment
method  which has  been developed to help remove all the fees which are
sometimes charged on your funds transfer .



you (as the Beneficiary ) must pay for purchase form  $30 (US$) this 
will   enable us perform the necessary things and send you the paperwork
that  cover this transfer no  additional fee will be required. no
courier fees   No stop payment will be issued no time-consuming the 
delivery terms is  normally  1day both by wire transfer and ATM card
.Via western union money transfer only with the below Informations.



Senders Name:----

Recivers name:---- Onyekachi James

Country:--- Benin Republic

City:-- Cotonou

Question:----What Color?

Answer:---Blue

MTCN:--------

Amount:--$30



upon receiving your order and the payment infortion your aproval 
transfer  1.2 million will reach your end through any chanel you chose.
Please note  that your package will be at your door step before



Waiting to hear from you soon.



Wishing you the best ,

Mr James Egobiah




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