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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: "Parcel Express Company" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mr.charlesbilly202@secretarias.com>
Date: Fri, 29 Nov 2013 16:15:03 +0200
Subject: Compliment of the season to you. ..........Consignment Collection Point

Parcel Express Company
Consignment Collection Point
Boulevard des Armees,
Abuja Nigeria.
Tel:+ 234 81 304 76775
EMAIL: mr.charlesbilly202@secretarias.com

ATTN: BENEFICIARY,

Compliment of the season to you. I would like to introduce myself to you, I am Mr. Charles Billy the contact person to the Above security company.

Sometime ago a consignment was deposited in your E-mail with our security company, hoping that one day you would come forward to collect your
consignment but for a very long time now no one has presented him or herself to collected this consignment.

According to the policy of this security company,any consignment that has spent the maximun time would be subject to Scan to ensure that any item
deposited in it is not damaged. I would want to inform you that When the routin Scan was conducted, we discorvered that your consignment was
filled with cash ($2million)(TW0 MILLION DOLLARS) and since you are the sole beneficiary to this consignment,you are required to come forward
to claim this consignment.

For your reference, a Non- Inspection Tag was attached to it at the point of Deposit, hence it can not be opened until it Departs our custody to your
address.

Please I would want you to forward the below requirements to My Email : (mr.charlesbilly202@secretarias.com) as stated below:

1.YOUR FULL NAMES
2.YOUR PHONE NUMBER CONTACT
3.YOUR FULL RESIDENTIAL ADDRESS.
4.OCCUPATION

To verify the data we have with us about you,Note that the only fee you will pay before getting your consignment delivered direct to your postal
Address in your country is ($190.00 US) only being the Security Keeping Fee of the Parcel Express Company before I can guide you on the day to expect this consignment from Our Delivery Agent, Parcel Express Company.
Here is our Company's Website for details: www.parcelexpress1.50webs.com/track.html

I hope to hear from you soon,

Regards,
MRS.ANGEL LAMPARD.

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