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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: "Houston's Courier Inc" <karl@mail.hpbot.com.tw>
Reply-To: airportstaff95@gmail.com
Date: Sat, 28 Oct 2017 03:57:02 -0700
Subject: YOUR CHEQUE IS READY.

Houston Airport Courier Services
Houston Airport (IAH), Texas USA

Order#: RT-094019142HK-5468


Dear E-mail Owner,



We attempted to deliver your item containing a cheque worth $2.5 million USD which was deposited by The UNITED NATIONS ECONOMIC and SOCIAL COUNCIL (Ecosoc) at 08:58 am G.M.T on 9th of August, 2017 but the delivery attempt failed because no one was present at the shipping address provided by the sender. However this notification has been automatically sent to you in order to re-schedule a redelivery date.

However, you’re mandated to contact one of our service agents in charge of your parcel currently in the United States in order to reschedule a re-delivery date and time at the address indicated on the receipt. If the package is not scheduled for redelivery or picked up within 72 hours (3days) in receipt of this message, your package will be returned back to the sender (Ecosoc) in Geneva, Switzerland.


Label/Receipt Number: RT094019142HK
Expected Re-Delivery Date: 9th of August, 2017
Class: Package Services
Service(s): Delivery Confirmation (not delivered)
Status: Notification sent


Kindly provide your full names, address and a direct cell phone number to ensure safe and fast delivery of your package to your door steps, Thank you for using HOUSTON’S COURIER services. We exceed our customer’s expectations in every way possible



Regards:

Massey Raymond
Dispatch Manager
Houston's Courier Inc. ©2017

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