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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: =?ISO-8859-1?Q?SkyNet_Worldwide_Express=AE?= <customercare@skynetcouriersuk.co.cc>
Date: Fri, 29 Oct 2010 02:11:30 -0700
Subject: Send Payment Via Western Union


*[image: SKY Net]* <http://www.skynet.net/>
*Lawrence Road, Hounslow *
*Middlesex, TW4 6DR
Phone:+44 -704- 573- 1090*

*REGISTRATION ORDER NUMBER: #FL/668530092.
NAME ON PARCEL:Master Bates.
DATE: 29/10/2010*
**
*Dear Customer,*

*This is in response to your mail**. I want to bring to your notice that
the payment should be done via western union money transfer via the below
informstion of payment given below:

***Send payments of your preffered option to:

Assigned Payment Receiving Officer: Anderson Williams.** *
*Address: Unit N14/Rail Way Business Centre,
London, PE9 2YP. United Kingdom.*
*Amount To be sent: £477.74 Pounds Equivalent to 753.199 USD.*

* *
**Payment should be done via WESTERN UNION only**

* Kindly send the information below as they appear on the western union
money transfer slip after you have made the payment.

Sender's name -

Sender's address -

MTCN NUMBER-*
**

* Also you will be required to send a scan copy of the payments
slip/evidence of payment to this office as an email attachements for
confirmation and clarification purposes. Immediately your payments is
confirmed by our broker, all details and information of your parcel will be
sent to you including the DATE AND TIME **your parcel will arrive at the
address provided by YOU.
*
*Following the instructions above for payments, I therefore immediately
instruct you to have the payments done immediately without any further delay
so that all necessary arrangements will be made towards the delivery of your
winning consignment as soon as payments is done and confirmed. Endearvour to
email a scan copy of the payment slip issued to you by the bank as is the
only document needed from you for confirmation of payment from you so please
take note.*
**
*I await your urgent response soonest.*
**
*Yours in service,
Mr. Steve White.
Dispatch officer*
*Tel: +44 -704- 573- 1090*

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