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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: "Cletus Adams" <cletus_adams10@klikni.cz>
Date: Sun, 18 May 2008 18:20:52 +0100
Subject: CONTACT HOMELAND SECURITY NETWORK FOR YOUR CONSIGNMENT


Hello Friend,

I waited for you to contact me for your Confirmable Bank Draft of
US$1,300,000.00 One million three hundred thousand United States Dollar but
I did not hear from you for a couple of months now. Then I went to the bank
to confirm if the draft has expired and Dr.Wilson th Director Bank of Africa
told me that before the draft will get to your hand that it will expire. So
I told him to cash the US$1,300,000.00 UNITED STATES DOLLARS to cash payment
to avoid losing this funds under expiration as I will be out out of the
country for a 3 Months Course and I will not come back till ending of July
2008.The money was now package in trunk box and was deposited with the HOME
LAND SECURITY NETWORK,it was registered as made in African fabrics.What you
have to do now is to contact HOME LAND SECURITY NET- WORK to know when they
will deliver your Consignment to your address. I paid the shipping fee and
insurance premium.I would have paid the security keeping fee only that i do
not know when you will contact them.The only money you will send to the HOME
LAND SECURITY COMPANY to deliver your Consignment direct to your postal
Address in your country is the Security Keeping Fee of the Courier Company
so far.Again, don't be deceived by anybody to pay any other money except the
security keeping fee. I would have paid that but they said no because they
don't know when you will contact them and in case of demurrage. You have to
contact HOME LAND SECURITY NETWORK now for the delivery of your consignment
with this information bellow;

Name of the security company: HOME LAND SECURITY NETWORK
Company's email address : ( hshomelandsecuritynetwork@gmail.com )
Directors of the company: Dr. Frank Okoh

Finally, make sure that you reconfirm the following information to them;
1: YOUR FULL NAME.........
2: YOUR ADDRESS.......
3: YOUR PHONE NUMBER..........
4; SEX...................

This information is to avoid any mistake on the Delivery and ask them to
give you the tracking number to enable you track your package over there 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 only for their immediate
action.it's content is made in African fabrics. They did not know the
contents was money. This is to avoid them delaying with the trunk box. Don't
let them know that box contents money so that they will not tamper with your
trunk box.


Yours' Faithfully,
Mr.Cletus Adams.

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