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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: "Mrs. Theresa Jones" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <hiltonwarner11@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 28 Mar 2015 13:29:12 -0400
Subject: (YOUR USD$7,000,000.00 UNDELIVERED FUNDS, CONFIRM FOR DELIVERY.)

Bonafide Recepient,

Quite a while for these, to contact you for your cheque Worth $7,000.000.00 United States Dollars, which I have issued out to you as an appreciation for your trust and persistence.

I now had to deposit your check with the EXPRESS MAILING COURIER SERVICE,West Africa, I want you to get in touch with the EMS COURIER SERVICE for delivery due to the fact that I would be out of State for a Business Course At SWITZERLAND and to avoid damage or loss of your Check that was why I had to deposit it at the EMS COURIER AND LOGISTIC SERVICES.

What you have to do now is to contact the EMS COURIER SERVICE as soon as possible for the delivery of your check to you because of the expiring date issued on the check and make enquires on how to make the payment of $180 for the Security Keeping fee of you Package.

The reason you would be required to make this payment of a $180 for the Security Keeping Fee is due to the time wasted in contacting you, and the fact that they ensured safety in keeping your check which is referred to as DEMOURAGGES.

So you contact the Head of Operations Mr.Hilton Warner of The Ems Courier Service with the information below

EXPRESS MAILING COURIER SERVICE West Africa
Director General: Mr.Hilton Warner
Email Address: express.mailingservice@gmail.com
Phone Number: +234-807-800-4876 or +234-805-6537-202 (24/7 CUSTOMER SERVICE).

I would advice you adhere to them and send them the following information's so as to ensure accurate delivery.

Required Information's:

FULL NAME :
ADDRESS :
COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE :
ZIP CODE:
OCCUPATION :
AGE :
PHONE NUMBER :

Finally, make sure that you reconfirm your Postal address and Direct telephone number to them again to avoid any mistake on the Process of Delivery and ask them to give you the tracking number after you must have sent the $180.00 dollars for the Security Keeping fees to enable you track your package over there and know when it will get to your designated address.

Let me repeat again, contact them as soon as you receive this email to avoid any further delay and remember to fill out the information's required above so that delivery can be acted upon response to email.You should also let me know through email as soon as you receive your check.

Yours Faithfully,

MRS. THERESA JONES.
CC: THERESA ORPHANAGE FOUNDATION
CC: U.N PHILANTHROPIST

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