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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: "Mrs.Laura Smith" <info@global.com>
Reply-To: felix.douglas@zbavitu.net
Date: Sun, 6 May 2012 19:36:45 -0000
Subject: {GPS} (Global Postal Service)




Dear Sir/ Madam,

On behalf of the Minister of Finance and other private sectors here in Ghana
brings out this Regular Mail Service to deliver the Unfinished Transfer of
Funds and Gratuity that is in the custody of different firms and companies to
the rightful owner in any countries. I am Mrs.Laura Smith. representing the
{GPS} (Global Postal Service).

The Minister of Finance has ordered the FedEx, Dhl, Ups, First Bank, Zenith
Bank and other firms to release the bank draft and Atm cards to the GPS
(Regular Mail Service), So that they can be mailed out to the rightful
owners,
because there are too many complains coming to our desk from different
customers and the Government of Ghana that people are not getting their
Instrument to cash their funds and gratuity, e.g people are not getting their
Bank Draft and Atm Cards due to the fact that people are not meeting up with
the required demands and amount imposed by some of this delivery companies,
firms and other sectors and
constant require of fees that are too much for people to handle or handle.


We have series of Bank Drafts and Atm Cards here in our custody and they are
sealed and we don't know who and where they belong to we are getting in touch
with you to know if you have ever received an email regarding any Bank Draft
and Atm Cards please contact us back as we are ready to Mail them to you this
was the order given to me and the company by the Minister
of Finance here in Ghana.

Here is the contact Number and email address of whom to contact.

Full Names: - Rev.Felix Douglas
Valid Contact: felix.douglas@zbavitu.net
Tel # +233 024 5149 747

Our terms and condition for this service is for us to get the bank draft and
Atm cards to the rightful owner as we are not allowed to open them as they
are
sealed and we need honest people that knows they have not yet received their
funds either in Bank Draft or Atm Cards, So we are expecting to hear from
you,
As we know no Information about you.

Regards
Mrs.Laura Smith


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