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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: "Bank Of Africa" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <sky_courier2012@rediffmail.com>
Date: Sat, 28 Jul 2012 16:52:09 -0700
Subject: Your Atm Visa Card Valued $2.7 Million IS NOW READY

Dear,Beneficiary:



Having reviewed all the obstacles and problems surrounding the transfer of
your (($2.7 Million) Two Million Seven Hundred Thousand United States
Dollars and your inability to meet up with some charges levied against you

due to the past transfer options,we the Board of Directors, Bank Of Africa
(BOA) has ordered our Foreign Payment Remittance Unit to issue you a VISA
CARD where your payment will be uploaded. Today, we got the notice that

your Payment has been uploaded into this VISA CARD and also have
registered it with Sky Express Courier Service. For your information, The
delivery charges have been paid and they are supposed to have shipped your

packaged (ATM CARD) but they insisted that you must re-confirm to them
your current delivery address to ensure accurate Delivery.
MOST IMPORTANTLY: Due to the content of the package, Sky Express mandated

that before your package will be shipped, a Stamp Duty MUST be procured
according to the New Shipping Creed and the essence of such Document is to
ensure a hitch-free delivery and the amount is $121. When this is done,

Sky Express will issue you with the tracking numbers for your package
before the shipping commences Therefore reconfirm your current delivery
address. Do not forget that this $121 is all that you should send to them,
the rest of the fees have been paid.


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1. Your full name: ......................
2. Your house phone: ....................
3. Your cellphone:.......................
4. Scan copy of your passport photograph ----
5. YOUR HOME ADDRESS: WHERE YOU WANT US TO DELIVER THE ATM CARD TO
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Finally, for security reasons and considering the huge amount the ATM
Master-Card contains, the Package was coded thus,Registration Ref: S
kyex/atm/100. This is the code you shall send to SkyCourier Company.
Please hurry now as your package might incurr demurrage if it stays
more than 3 days with Sky-Express

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Thanks,
Dr. Kole Anderson
ATM Department Manager
Bank Of Africa

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Sky-Express Courier And Delivery Company
Director: MR.STEVE MALONE.
Email:(sky_courier2012@rediffmail.com)
Phone: +229-99-95-79-67
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