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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: "Dr. Oscar Thomas" <zhouhuiquan01@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: sabyasachi.premiertea@gmail.com
Date: Sat, 18 Jun 2016 08:05:53 +0200
Subject: CONFIRM YOUR PAYMENT



--
Good Day,
The UNITED NATIONS IN Affiliation with HSBC BANK have agreed to
compensate
you with the sum of US$5,950,000.00, for self support. This is regarding
the draws he organized before he left the office to help individuals to
own
a self-charity organization also for you’re to build your Personal
Company/organization so as to help the less privileged children.
This includes every foreign contractors that may have not received their
contract, inheritance sum, and people that have had an unfinished
transaction or international businesses that failed due to Government
problems and the World financial Crisis etc. We found your name in the
list
of those who are to benefit from these compensation exercise and that is
why we are contacting you.
I'm obliged to inform you that I have Paid the fee for the Compensation
award Bank Draft Cheque, for self-support, Mr. Oscar Thomas the Director
of
HSBC BANK told me that before the cheque will get to your hand that it
will
expire. So I told him to cash the $5.950,000.00, to cash payment to
avoid
losing this funds under expiration as I will be out of the country for a
3
Months Course and I will not come back ealier 2016. What you have to do
now
is to contact the GETMA Express Courier ( johnwilson.bardahl@gmail.com )
as
soon as possible to know when they will deliver your Consignment package
to
you immediatey.For your information, I have paid for the yellow tag fee
and
delivery Charge.

The only money you will send to the GETMA Courier to deliver your
Consignment Package direct to your postal Address in your country is
US$115
only being Security Keeping Fee for the GETMA Courier Service so far. I
would have paid that but they said no because they don't know when you
will
contact them and in case of demurrage on your Package with them.
Please write a letter of application to the given address below:

Company Name: GETMA COURIER
Manager. John Wilson
Email: johnwilson.bardahl@gmail.com
Contact Tel: +229-6869-1799

Finally, make sure that you reconfirm your Postal address....,nearest
local
and international airport..., Direct telephone number..... contact
address.... and Your Passport or Driver's licence.... to avoid wrong
delivery, they will issue you a delivery code#, to enable you track your
consignment box and know when it will get to your address.
Let me repeat again, try to contact them as soon as you receive this
mail
to avoid any further delay and remember to pay them their Security
Keeping
fee of $115.00 for their immediate action to deliver urgently. Note
this.
The GETMA Courier don't know the contents of the Box Package. I
registered
it as a BOX of Africa cloths. They did not know the contents was money.
this is to avoid them delaying with the BOX. Don't let them know that
box
contains money ok.
We are sorry for the past inconvieneces

Kind Regards,
Dr. Oscar Thomas
HSBC BANK
CC DEPT

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