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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.Mohamedi Laborta" <chikaodiliokafor2019@gmail.com>
Reply-To: bankoffice90857@yahoo.com
Date: Mon, 6 Feb 2023 14:47:54 +0200
Subject: Antt; My Dear,

Antt; My Dear,

Good day,
How are you today? I am writing to inform you that I went to the
bank to confirm if the Cheque has expired or getting near

to expire and Mr.Mohamedi Laborta the Director of Financial Trust Bank
told me that before the cheque will get to your hand

that it will expire.

So I told him to cash your $10.5Million UNITED STATES DOLLARS to cash
payment to avoid losting this funds.However, all the

necessary arrangement of delivering the $10.5Million UNITED STATES
DOLLARS in cash was made with DIPLOMATIC COURIER SERVICE

COMPANY here in Cotonou Benin Republic, Mr.Mohamedi Laborta the
Director of Financial Trust Bank Cotonou have package the

sum of $10.5Million in cash for me. Then he also agreed to help me to
Register the Consignment with DIPLOMATIC COURIER

SERVICE COMPANY BENIN REPUBLIC.

Infact I thank God very much for all the movement I made, every thing
goes normally. As for our agreement with the DILOMAT

COURIER SERVICE COMPANY BENIN they promised that your consignment will
leave this Country any monment next week,But the

Director of the DIPLOMATIC COURIER SERVICE COMPANY said that they need
your contacts informations to able them meet up with

you immediately they Company Diplomat Agent arrived to your Country.

Please write a letter of application to the given address below.
ATTN: (DR.NNAMUDI PAUL)
TEl: (00229 59 875 306)

Send them your contacts information to able them locate you
immediately they arrived in your country with your BOX .

1.YOUR FULL NAME
2.YOUR HOME ADDRESS.
3.YOUR CURRENT HOME TELEPHONE NUMBER.
4.YOUR CURRENT OFFICE TELEPHONE.
5.A COPY OF YOUR PICTURE
6.YOUR NEAREST AIRPORT
7.AGE

Please make sure you send this needed info’s to the Director General
of DIPLOMATIC COURIER SERVICE COMPANY Dr.NNAMUDI PAUL

with the address given to you. Note.The Diplomat Agent DIPLOMATIC
COURIER SERVICE COMPANY don’t know the contents of the Box.

I registered it as a BOX of an Africa cloths. They don’t know it
contents money. this is to avoid them delaying with the BOX.

don’t let them know that is money that is in that Box to avoid
delaying with it. I am waiting for your urgent response.

You can even call the Director of DIPLOMATIC COURIER SERVICE COMPANY
with this line: 00229 59 875 306

Thanks and Remain Blessed.

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