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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: "Economic Control Authority (WAECA)" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <company@superposta.com>
Date: Tue, 21 Aug 2012 10:27:44 +0100
Subject: Economic Controller Authority Your US$8.500,000. 00

Hello attention please,
 
I am Secretary-Elizabeth Bill Economic Control Authority (WAECA). I wish to inform you that we have cashed your Draft/cheque in worth of Eight Million Five hundred Thousand United State Dollars ($8.500,000 USD) for your overdue payments, due to the expiry date in the cheque I boxed the money and deposited it for Shipment with American Express Courier Service Ltd (AEC) so to deliver the box to you and to avoid another hoax as you were disappointed in the past.
 
So you?re required to contact the American Express Courier Service Ltd (AEC) With your delivery address and your telephone numbers so that they will commence immediately with the delivery of your consignment box to your nominated address.
 
Bellow is their contact details:
America Express Courier Service Ltd
Lot No. 23 Patte D'Oie
03 BP 2147
Benin
Contact person Mr. Maxwell Landry director
Email:  company@superposta.com
Tel: +229 9876 8208
Fax: (229) 876 810
 
Try to indicate all this codes to them because it will prove that you are the rightful person that owns the consignment box deposited in their custody.
 
Shipment code: AWL33XZL
Package registered code: XGT442.
Security code ST/2001AME/567/.
Transaction code 233/AME/101/33028/.
Certificate deposite code; SCAN/AME/CUSR/78/01.
 
Note; The America Express Courier Service Ltd do not know the contents of your box; I registered it as a box of ''scientific apparatus'' they does not Know the true content is us$8.5million. This is to avoid them from delaying with the box.Again do not disclose the content of the box.
 
Please make sure you send this needed information to the director of America Express Courier Service Ltd Mr.Maxwell Landry with the e-mail address given to you. So contact America Express Courier Service Ltd today and try to contact them with your personal information as listed bellow;
 
Full name========
Home address=====
Current phone====
Nationality======
Passport========
Occupation======
Sex============
Age===========
 
With my regards
Economic Control Authority (WAECA).
Secretary-Elizabeth D Bill (WAECA):

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