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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: "SKY COURIER COMPANY" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <dmondbk@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Tue, 10 Sep 2013 00:24:43 -0300
Subject: Package Delivering

SKY COURIER DELIVERING COMPANY
DeliveringWorldwide
COTONOU NIGERIA REPUBLIC/ADDRESS 111
POTONOVO,NIGERIA/NEAR MACHE AGBODO
 
 
YOUR ATM CARD WAS SUBMITTED TO US THREE DAYS AGO BY DIAMOND BANK PLC,WE ARE WAITING TO HEAR FROM YOU AND FOR YOU TO TO SEND US YOUR CORRENT ADDRESS TO AVOID DELIVERING ERROR,THE VOLUME OF THE ATM CARD IS $650,000.00
 
 
NOTE:THE DELIVERING CHARGES HAD ALREADY BEEN PAID BY THE BANK,THE BANK ALSO OBTAINED ALL THE NECESSARY PAPERS FOR SMOOTH DELIVERING OF THE ATM CARD,
 
 
THE ONLY FEE YOU ARE EXPECTED TO PAY IS JUST SECURITY KEEPING CHARGES,THE SECURITY KEEPING CHARGES IS JUST THE SUM OF $45 US DOLLARS,I ASSURE YOU THAT ONCE WE RECEIVE THE FEE TODAY,WE WILL PROCEED THE DELIVERING TO YOUR DOOR STEP,THE DELIVERING WILL ONLY TAKE 48 HOURS,
 
 
INFORMATION TO SEND THE $45 IS BELOW,
 
 
RECEIVER NAME....OBALIMU UBAH
CITY/COUNTRY.....LAGOS-REPUBLIC NIGERIA
QUESTION.........HOW LONG
ANSWER...........TWO DAYS
AMOUNT............$45
 
 
FORWARD THE PAYMENT MTCN# TO THIS EMAIL (info_courier_agent@yahoo.fr)
 
MR PAUL OBODO
DELIVERING MANAGER

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