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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: "Rev.Dr. DOUGLAS MORRISON" <giuseppe.motta69@alice.it>
Reply-To: rev.douglas_m@yahoo.com.hk
Date: Sat, 25 Jan 2014 00:41:11 +0100 (CET)
Subject: CALL FOR YOUR PACKAGE{+229 996 510 88}

THIS IS TO REMIND YOU THAT OUR ON GOING MASS DELIVERY WILL COME TO AN END ON
30TH JANUARY 2014 AND WE WISH TO DELIVER ALL THE OLD DEPOSIT PACKAGES, TAKE
NOTE THAT YOUR {consignment box} OF $4.5 USD WITH REG XQD7819-SC IS HERE FOR
VERY LONG TIME NOW, THIS OFFICE HAS BEEN MANDATED FOR URGENT MASS DELIVERY
AND YOU COULD BE AMONG THE LUCKY ONES WITH JUST $55.00 FEE, URGENTLY CONTACT
THE
MASS DELIVERY DIRECTOR WITH YOUR MASS DELIVERY PAYMENT INFORMATION HERE IS THE
RECEIVER INFO

Receiver Name Chibuke cypril
Country.:Benin Republic
City..:Cotonou
Question.: WHEN?
Answer.: TOMORROW
Amount......$55.00usd
MTCN:

REMEMBER TO INDICATE YOUR NAME, PHONE NUMBER,HOUSE ADDRESS AND YOUR PACKAGE
NUMBER TO THE OFFICE FOR EASY IDENTIFICATION AND DELIVERY, YOU HAVE ALL THE
RIGHT TO DEMAND FOR YOUR DELIVERY DATE AND TIME AFTER YOU HAVE SENT THE FEE
$55.00.
NOTE THIS PLEASE >>IF YOU RECEIVES THIS MASSAGE AFTER 30th JANUARY 2014 PLEASE
DO NOT SEND THE FEE AS THE AS THIS OFFER COMES TO AN END ON THAT DATE.

CONTACT BILL GARDNER TODAY 24TH OF JANUARY 2014
MASS DELIVERY DIRECTOR
PHONE: +229 996 510 88
EMAIL THE company{deliveringofficecompany@gmail.com}

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