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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: "DONALD & COUNSELORS AT LAW" <officefiles1@126.com>
Reply-To: zionexpresscourier@126.com
Date: Fri, 11 Aug 2017 13:30:16 +0100
Subject: my subject

(DONALD & COUNSELORS AT LAW)
25A HIGH LEVEL AVENUE KEREKOU
COTONOU REPUBLIC OF BENIN.

My dear Friend,

How are you doing ? I have been waiting for you since to come down here and pick up your $950,000.00 Bank Draft but I did not heard from you since that time. Then I went and deposited the Draft with Courier Security Company here in Benin Republic, because I traveled to Iraq to see my boss and will not come back till next month end. I want You to contact the Courier Company to know when they will deliver your package bank draft to you.I have paid for the delivering charges and insurance fee. The only money you have to send to them is their security keeping fee which is $96.00 Us Dollars only to received your package don't be deceived by any body.

This is their Contact Address
Hon. Adams Chum.
Director of the Zion Express
courier delivery company
Benin Republic.
Phone number +2298124803
E-mail;- (zionexpresscourier@126.com)

Also this is the registration number which I used to register your check bank draft with the Zion courier delivery company.
Registration number................ZCDC45012 ZN
Identification number..............CZEL/OWN /4406
This is for easy identification of your package bank draft.

Try to contact them as soon as possible to avoid increasing the security keeping fee and also give them your contact delivering address to avoid any mistake on the delivering. Let me know immediately you receive your Draft.

Thanks.
Bar.Donald Gozie.

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