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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: DR JERRY LAW <file63620@gmail.com>
Reply-To: diplomat.raymond@yahoo.com
Date: Mon, 04 Sep 2017 23:00:04 +0800
Subject: Complement Of The Day Sir.



--
Complement Of The Day Sir.

I want to bring to your notice that we have finally succeeded in getting
your package worth’s of $2.255,000.00USD out of (ECOWAS) Economic
Community of West African States department with the help of Mr Jamen
George Attorney General of Federal High Court of Justice Benin Republic
which act as your foreign Attorney representative here in Benin Republic

So every necessary arrangement has been made successfully with the Agent
the Parker of the Consignment Box and every Documents guiding your
delivery is well updated so you are advice to reconfirm your full
delivery information to the Agent right now as he is currently in
Ethiopia with your Consignment Box, As he called me this morning to
inform me that he misplaced your delivery address which he has due to
CUSTOMS CIA and POLICE searching and scanning on the Box as if he is a
terrorist there in your country but finally I thank God that they have
confirmed that his movement is clear and genuine with out any suspicious
intentions to your country only to deliver this Consignment Box to you
and the documents are updated as I earlier told you.

So you are advice to reconfirm your full delivery information to the
diplomat and ask him to give you his mobile number so as to have easy
conversation with him and to enable you give him full direction to get
your Consignment Box delivered to you and hand you over your Consignment
Box safe and sound, Furthermore you are advice to be very fast as the
Delivery Agent has no time to waste due to his flight ticket expiration,

So the Information you are Required to Reconfirm to the Agent is as
Follow.
(1)Your Full Name=============
(2 ) Age=================
(3)Occupation==============
(4)Mobile Phone Number======
(5)Current Home Address========
(6)Fax Number================
(7)Country====================
(8)City======================
(9)Nearest Airport==============as he is at Ethiopia international
airport right now because of the Searching and Scanning of the
Consignment which made him to misplace your address
(10)A Copy of Your I D For Identification.


Contact person, Name Agent Mr.Raymond.J.Brown
Email Address: (diplomat.raymond@yahoo.com) .

So contact him to deliver your consignment box first thing tomorrow
morning possibly today, So get back to us immediately you contact the
Agent to make sure that your fund has getting to you without any hitch,
Furthermore remember the Agent delivering the Consignment Box does not
know the content of that consignment box is money, Because the Attorney
which represented you at (ECOWAS) registered it as a family value to
avoid hitch during the delivery so unknown circumstances should you let
him know the content of that consignment box is $2.255,000.00 USD to
avoid lost of your fund as your Consignment was Sign and Stamp by
Federal Ministry of Justice to make sure that it is protected until it
gets to you.

BELLOW IS YOUR CONSIGNMENT BOX DETAILS:
CONSIGNMENT CODE: CAF/XX/102/
CONSIGNMENT BOX VALUED THE SUM OF ($2.255,000.00 USD) TWO MILLION TWO
HUNDRED AND FIFTY FIVE THOUSAND USD ONLY.
THE RIGHT HAND SIDE SECURITY KEY CODE NUMBER IS: 9025.
THE LEFT HAND SIDE SECURITY KEY CODE NUMBER IS: 9550.

Regard
Dr Jerry Law
Email:((( expressdeliverycompany35@yahoo.com)))
The Director of EDC Express Courier Company Benin Republic.

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