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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: "Mrs. Joyce Carter" <asidabir@gmail.com>
Reply-To: upsservice0038@live.com
Date: Fri, 17 Jun 2011 23:51:21 +0530 (IST)
Subject: Tracking Number 1Z 96R 406 22 1003 4521(www.ups.com





Tracking Number 1Z 96R 406 22 1003 4521(www.ups.com
ZENITH BANK INTERNATIONAL
UPS EXPRESS HEAD OFFICE BENIN
DR SAMUEL BOLTON & ASSOCIATES
06 BP 1409 AKPAKPA DODOME
WEST AFRICA COTONOU REPUBLIC OF BENIN.
EMAIL :(upsservice0038@live.com)
PHONE: +229 98 69 20 13.
 
Attn: Payment Notification,
 
This is to bring to your notice that I have paid the activation fee and the delivery fee of your ATM MASTER CARD but I did not paid their security keeping fee because the ATM Card 8119 of US$15Million has less than 20 days to expire and when it expires the money will go into Government purse, With that I decided to help you pay the fees so that your  ATM CARD will not expire because I know when you get your ATM CARD definitely you must pay me back my money and even compensate me for helping you.
 
Now I want you to contact UPS Delivery Service with your Full Contact information so that they can deliver your Card to your designated address without any delay, Like I stated earlier, the delivery charges has been paid but I did not pay their official keeping fee since they refused. They refused and the reason is that they do not know when you are going to contact them to avoid accumulating demurrage fee.
They told me that their keeping fee is US$85.00 and it is only money
that you well pay to receive your atm master card, so try to send them the money for them to deliver atm master card.
 
Dr.SAMUEL BOLTON
UPS EXPRESS COMPANY
EMAIL :(upsservice0038@live.com)
Tel: +229 98 69 20 13.
Finally, make sure that you confirm your Postal address and Direct
telephone number to them again 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 OFFICIAL Keeping fee of US$85.00 today to avoid increasing their security.

These are the people who have received their packages.
Name:   Ruth Brinson: Tracking Number 1Z 96R 406 22 1003 4521 (www.ups.com)
Name:   Leigh Gilchrist: Tracking Number 1Z 96R 406 22 1003 4530 (www.ups.com)
Name:   Amanda R. Hamilton:  Tracking Number 1Z 96R 406 22 1003 4549   (www.ups.com)
Name:   Deborah Dominick: Tracking Number 1Z 96R 406 22 1003 4558
Contact them Today to avoid increase of their keeping fee and let me know once you receive your ATM Card.
Yours
 
Shipment Code: #AXIB 131ZXR,
Your Package Registration No; #Eg2272,
Security Code No: # 01721457,
Mrs. Joyce Carter
ATM OFFICE

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