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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: John Ebele <johnbele743@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: johnebele743@yahoo.com
Date: Thu, 02 May 2013 02:08:00 +0200
Subject: ABOUT YOUR DELIVERY

Attention: My Good Friend

This is to bring to your notice that, I have paid the converting, re-activation fee and the delivery of your PACKAGE to you.

I paid it because the cheque of {$2.5M} has few days to expire and when it expires it will go into Government purse, then I decided to help you pay the money so that the PACKAGE WORTH OF $2.5 MILLION will be delivered to you via customs diplomatic means, because I know when you get your PACKAGE definitely you must pay me back the money I have spent and even reward me for good work in helping you.

Now I want you to contact GLOBAL COURIER SERVICE COMPANY LTD Customer Service Office, and re-confirm to them your full Contact information's such as,

Full Name...
Address...
Phone Number...


You have to contact them today so that they can deliver your Package to your destination address without any delay. Like I stated earlier, The delivery charges has been paid but I did not pay their official handling charges since they refused because they do not know when you are going to contact them and dumorrage might have increased by then.

They told me that their official handling charges per day is €25 euro and I deposited it on Wednesday may 1th, this week. Below is their Contact Information's, Global Courier Service Customer Service Office.

The director name is: ( Dr.Samuel Egube)
Email: (globalcourierservicec@yahoo.com)

Contact them Today to avoid increase of their official handling charges and let me know once you receive your package, also indicate this Registration CODE N°² {D-KLEUB119} once you contacted them.

Regards.
Dr.John Ebele
Director of Finance Central Bank of Nigeria

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