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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: "Mr. Albert Josse." <capung_merah@ymail.com>
Reply-To: speedtrustcompny@yahoo.com.hk
Date: Wed, 26 Oct 2011 02:19:59 +0800 (SGT)
Subject: CONTACT SPEED TRUST COMPANY FOR YOUR DELIVERY





Hello, I have paid the delivery fees for your cheque and all the necessary arrangement has made WITH SPEED TRUST COMPANY and manager of Eco Bank told me that the cheque will expire before getting to you.  So I told him to cash the ( $2.5million ) and deposited the cash with speed trust company. Now contact speed Trust company with this information bellow.

CONTACT PERSON,
Dr, Andy Lord.
Email: (speedtrustcompny@yahoo.com.hk)
Email: (speedtrustcompny@yahoo.com.hk)
Telephone/+229-93155695
Office/ +229-96701622
SPEED TRUST COMPANY LTD.
Do contact them and let me know when you have received your consignment box, Send the needed information to enable them deliver your consignment box to you immediately. Please Send them your contacts information to able your Agent locate you immediately he arrived in your country, note to send them the above information’s.

1. YOUR FULL NAME====================
2. YOUR COUNTRY=====================
3. YOUR DELIVERY ADDRESS=============
4. YOUR HOME TELEPHONE NUMBER=======
5. YOUR OFFICE TELEPHONE=============
6. YOUR CELL PHONE===================
7. YOUR NERAEST INTERANTIONAL AIRPORT=
8. YOUR COMPANY NAME================
9. A COPY OF YOUR INT'L PASSPORT=======
10. PROFESSION, AGE AND MARITAL STATUS==

Make sure you send this needed information to the Director General of Speed Trust Company Dr, Andy Lord with this address given to you (speedtrustcompny@yahoo.com.hk) I am waiting for your urgent response. You can even call the Director of Speed Trust Company with this line +229-96701622

Best Regard,
Mr. Albert Josse.

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