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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: "MR,YAYA CHANG DAIVS" <the_transporter22@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: infosbcglobalamerican@yahoo.fr
Date: Mon, 6 Aug 2012 11:15:02 +0100 (BST)
Subject: CONTACT A.B.C GLOBALINE AND DELIVERY COMPANY NOW FOR YOUR CACHIER
CHECQUE}}

Dear Friend,
Greetings!


I have been waiting for you since to contact me for your Confirmable Bank
Draft of $800.000.00 United States Dollars, but I did not hear from you since
that time.
Then I went and deposited the Draft with ABC Security & Express Courier
Company, Cotonou, Benin Republic before I travelled out of the country for a 3
Months Course and I will not come back till end of November.


What you have to do now is to contact the ABC Express Courier & Security
Company 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
delivering Charge, Insurance premium and Clearance Certificate Fee of the
Cheque showing that it is not a Drug Money or meant to sponsor Terrorist
attack in your Country.


The only money you will send to the Courier & Security Company to deliver your
Draft direct to your postal Address in your country is ($85.00 US) Eighty Five
United States Dollars only being Security Keeping Fee of the Courier Company
so far.


Again, don't be deceived by anybody to pay any other money except $85.00 US
Dollars. 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 ABC Express Courier & Security Company now for the
delivery of your Draft with this information bellow;


Contact Person: Dr andy moor
contact mobile phone +229 982 577 95
EmailAddress:(infosbcglobalamerican@yahoo.fr)
Or visit our company web-site at /www.globalamericanline.com


Finally, make sure that you reconfirm your Postal address and Direct telephone
number 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
$85.00 US Dollars for their immediate action.


Yours Faithfully,
MR,YAYA CHANG DAIVS.

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