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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: "LINE GLOBAL DELIVERY" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <vivianwalter@accountant.com>
Date: Thu, 29 Mar 2012 15:29:31 -0400
Subject: Re: your delivery to you:Draft of $750,000.00

Greetings to You My Dear Friend!!!

I have been waiting for you to contact me for your Confirm able Bank
Draft of $750,000.00 United States Dollars, but I did not hear from
you since that time. Then I went and deposited the Draft with 7 LINE
GLOBAL DELIVERY, London, I traveled out of the country for a 6 Months
Course and I will not come back till the end of this year.What you
have to do now is to contact the 7 LINE GLOBAL DELIVERY LONDON as soon
as possible to know when they will deliver

your package to you because of the expiring date. For your
information, I have paid for the delivery Charge, Insurance Premium
and Clearance Certificate Fee. The only money you will send to the
SEVEN LINE GLOBAL DELIVERY to deliver your Draft Direct to your
postal Address in your country is ($550.00USD) DOLLARS only being
Security Keeping Fee of the Security Company
so far.

Again, don't be deceived by anybody to pay any other money except
$550.00USD . I would have paid that but they said no Because they
don't know when you will Contact them and in case of demurrage.You
have to contact the 7 LINE GLOBAL DELIVERY LONDON now for the delivery
of your Draft with the following information as I
have arranged for everything thing before leaving.

Your Full Name:........
Your Mailing Address: ................
Your Telephone Number:......................
YOUR REGISTRATION NUMBER:(No: 009247)

And ask them for there payment information so that you can send them
the $550.00USD for them to proceed with the delivery immediately do
not forget the Company do not deliver on COD mode so have that in mind
also confirm to them this number as this is your registration number
with them(no:009247)so they will know that you are the person to
receive the fund.

Contact information bellow:
7 LINE GLOBAL DELIVERY
Contact Person: Mr.Rufus G.Willmar
Email Address:vivianwalter@accountant.com
+447024081853
+447024057548
Fax: +447024077281


Finally, make sure that you reconfirm your delivery address and Direct
Telephone numbers to them again to avoid any mistake on the Delivery
and ask them to give you the tracking number to enable you track your
package over there and know when it will get to your address. Let me
repeat again, try to contact them as soon as you receive this mail to
avoid any further delay and remember to pay them their Security
Keeping fee of $550.00USD for their immediate action.

Yours Faithfully,
Mr.Rufus Willmar

N/B: ENDEAVOR TO CONTACT THEM WITH YOUR CURRENT DELIVERY ADDRESS TO
AVOID WRONG DELIVERY..

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