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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: TNT COURIER SERVICES <bob.mcauley@xtra.co.nz>
Reply-To: tntcouriercompany281@yahoo.ca
Date: Mon, 2 Jul 2012 00:03:30 +1200 (NZST)
Subject: Good day My Dear,




Good day My Dear,



How are you today? I am writing to

inform you that I went to the bank to confirm if the Draft Cheque has expired/

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 losing this fund. However, all the necessary arrangement of delivering is

concluded.



The $2.8Million UNITED STATES DOLLARS in cash was made with DIPLOMATIC COURIER SERVICE COMPANY here in Nigeria,  Mr. Mohamed Laborta the Director of Financial Trust Bank Nigeria 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 service.

 

DIPLOMATIC Agent. In fact I thank God very much for all the movement I made,everything goes normally. As for our agreement with the TNT courier company, they promised that your  consignment will leave this Country any moment from 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.

 

DR.HENRY PHILIP

Tell:(+234)8068 72 8242

EMAIL:( tntcouriercompany281@yahoo.ca )



Send them your contacts information to enable them locate you immediately they

arrived in your country with your Consignment 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 to the Director General of TNT courier  COMPANY DR.HENRY PHILIP  with the address given to you..Note. The Diplomat Agent doesn’t know the contents of the Box. I registered it as a BOX of an Africa cloth. They don't know it contents money.. This is to avoid any delay with the BOX. Don’t let them know that is money that is in that Box

I am waiting for your urgent response. You can even call the Director of DIPLOMATIC COURIER SERVICE COMPANY with this line: (+234)8068 72 8242

 

Thanks and Remain Blessed.

Rev. Mike Joe

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