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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: "User &" <janechiu@giving.com.tw>
Reply-To: diplomaticagent.agent1@yahoo.com
Date: Wed, 8 Feb 2012 00:36:19 +0100
Subject: Urgent call 607)241-6988

I'm Diplomatic Agent Mr Seay William; I have been trying to reach you on your telephone about an
hour now just to inform you about my successful arrival in John Kennedy JFK International Airport
New York NY,with your two boxes of consignment worth $3. Million Dollars which I have been
instructed by ECOWAS COURIER DELIVERY COMPANY to be delivered to you. The Airport authority demanded
for all the legal back up papers to prove to them that the fund is no way related with drug nor
fraud money, I have presented the papers I handed to them and they are very much pleased with the
papers I presented but the only thing that is still keeping me here is the airport delivery Tag
which is not placed on the boxes, one of the Airport Authority has advise that we get the delivery
tag so that I can exit the airport immediately and make my delivery successful .I try to reason with
them and they stated the delivery tag will cost us just $105 Dollars only to get the two tag placed
on the boxes as that tag will enable me

Please try as much as you can to reach me on Phone below 607)241-6988 as I can not afford to spend
more time here due to other delivery I have to take care of in Bangkok.You can direct the tag fee to
our Head Office as they will get it here for you and they are entitled to receive and make any
payment to foreign countries authority. Email me with below information to enable me know your
arrangement for the $105. EMAIL.[diplomaticagent.agent1@yahoo.com]

Below is the informatoon where the payment of $105 will be transfer to Federal Ministry of Finnace
Benin Republic where the Tag Deliver will be issue in your name.

Receiver Basil mbanefor
Country benin republic .
Amount $ 105 US Dollars
Text Question. Who is our saviour?
Answer .The Lord Jesus.
SENDER NAME
MTCN

Email me the payment information as soon as you made the payment available to the name of Mrbasil
mbanefor in Federal Ministry of Finnace.
Email. diplomaticagent.agent1@yahoo.com

Regard

Diplomat Mr Seay William

Urgent call 607)241-6988

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